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Archaeologists Found a Roman Mosaic in Britain That Tells a Lost Version of the Trojan War
At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...
An ancient historian at the University of Leicester has found that the Rutland mosaic presents a version of the Trojan War that differs from the story told in Homer’s Iliad. Researchers studying what ...
In 2020, a farmer in England's Rutland county notified authorities about the possibility that there was a Roman villa located on his property. A subsequent investigation carried out by the University ...
The Independent reports that archaeologists have discovered infant skeletons from the Roman period bearing significant "negative health markers," pointing to widespread suffering among urban ...
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Buried Roman cavalry swords reveal secrets of a Cotswolds villa
Is it possible that two old swords, buried only an inch below a field in Gloucestershire, contain the secret of a long-gone chapter of Britain’s history? The response of archaeologists ...
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Diarrhea and stomachaches plagued Roman soldiers stationed at Hadrian's Wall, discovery of microscopic parasites finds
Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread among Roman soldiers.
By looking at mother-infant experiences together, we can observe the long-lasting impact urbanization has on the health of ...
Beneath an office building in London, the first Roman civic basilica appears, revealing the lost ancient town hall of Londinium.
Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including ...
New research is revealing the remarkable story of one of Britain’s most enigmatic archaeological finds - a Roman gladiator helmet, discovered buried in a field in East Anglia. The artefact, which will ...
A faded label suggested the bones had been unearthed at the nearby Beachy Head cliffs sometime in the 1950s, though specific details of the original excavation had been lost to time. What followed was ...
It has been revealed that the skeletal remains of a man from Roman-era Britain show he was bitten by a large cat like a lion, meaning that he may well have been a combatant who died in a gladiator ...
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