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  1. Blog

Blog

The Collection

The Collection

Highlights from the designated collection housed in our amazing museums Vindolanda & the Roman Army Museum. These blogs encompass our most famous finds as well as our bulk finds and artefacts found in our reserve collection. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 6th February, 2021

Author: Penny Trichler

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Current Research

Current Research

There is continuous research happening at Vindolanda on the excavations and with the collection. Take a peak behind the scenes at what we're researching. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 5th February, 2021

Author: Penny Trichler

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Archive Blogs

Archive Blogs

Take a look at some of our previous blog posts highlighting finds, news and events from past years. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 4th February, 2021

Updated: 6th February, 2021

Author: Penny Trichler

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Junior Blogs

Junior Blogs

A selection of blogs aimed at kids, great for those studying the Romans at school or picking up some knowledge before you visit. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 3rd February, 2021

Updated: 8th February, 2021

Author: Penny Trichler

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Roman Festivals

Roman Festivals

Romans had festivals for everything. These blogs, written by our volunteer team, highlight a few of our favourite festive moments from the Roman calendar. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 2nd February, 2021

Updated: 19th February, 2021

Author: Penny Trichler

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Top 10 Blogs

Top 10 Blogs

Blogs by the Vindolanda staff looking at their favourite places, artefacts, and memories of Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum. Read more

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Published: 1st February, 2021

Updated: 6th February, 2021

Author: Penny Trichler

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Favourite Five

Favourite Five

Vindolanda Trust's staff members, trustees and volunteers reveal their favourite parts of the sites and museums with their Favourite 5's. A great place to start your vindolanda journey and see what to visit at both of our sites. Read more

Posted to: Blog

Published: 31st January, 2021

Updated: 6th February, 2021

Author: Penny Trichler

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Vindolanda Inspired

Vindolanda Inspired

Create a response to Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum and their archaeological collections, in any medium you like. How do our sites inspire you? Read more

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Published: 30th January, 2021

Updated: 6th February, 2021

Author: Penny Trichler

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  • Parentalia - Festival of the Ancestors

    Parentalia - Festival of the Ancestors

    Parentalia was the Roman festival to celebrate your ancestors. During the nine days of the festival all temples were closed, no weddings took place, and magistrates wore no insignia indicating that no official business was conducted.

  • Celebrating the Fornacalia

    Celebrating the Fornacalia

    Fornax, the goddess of ovens and furnaces is not one that is talked about much in modern times. But worshiped her to aid in cooking, to prevent burnt offerings and serious house fires.

  • Venus and Cupid

    Venus and Cupid

    As Valentine’s Day approaches, we often think of love and we associate Venus and Cupid with this holiday. This blog looks at these mother and son and their relevance to our modern connections to this time of year.

  • Lupercalia and its relationship to Valentine's Day

    Lupercalia and its relationship to Valentine's Day

    Lupercalia was originally a pagan festival of fertility and prosperity. Find out here more about its links with the modern Valentine's Day.

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  • Roman Leather Toy Mouse Discovered

    Roman Leather Toy Mouse Discovered

    Curatorial staff at Roman Vindolanda make a lockdown discovery of an ancient leather toy mouse, which had been hidden in amongst the ancient scrap leather recovered from the site.

  • Brigomaglos

    Brigomaglos

    Was the end of Roman Britain the end of Vindolanda? Our journey into discovering more about sub-Roman Vindolanda started with the discovery of the probable war-band leader of the site from the 5th or 6th centuries, a man called ‘Brigomaglos’ which was discovered over 130 years ago.

  • Home Learning

    Home Learning

    Activity sheets for home learning fun. From Roman cooking ideas to spot the difference and much more, there is something for everyone.

  • The Praetorium

    The Praetorium

    Director of Excavations Andrew Birley takes us through the fascinating history of the grandest house at Vindolanda and what some of the amazing discoveries that have come from it tell us about the people who lived there.

  • Colin's Top 10

    Colin's Top 10

    Deputy CEO Colin Galloway gives us his top 10 about the Vindolanda Trust from artefacts to spaces.

  • Severan Skulls

    Severan Skulls

    Dr Trudi Buck takes a closer look at the human skull unearthed during the 2018 excavation of the Severan fort ditch at Vindolanda.

  • Ancient timber posts

    Ancient timber posts

    Both visitors and volunteers have been very curious as to what those beautiful timber posts sticking out of the ground are. Here is what the archaeologists have concluded so far.

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  • Penny's Top 10

    Penny's Top 10

    Activity Officer Penny takes us through some of her favourite places, things and people at Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum.

  • Roman Vindolanda Fort & Museum

    Roman Vindolanda Fort & Museum

    Visit Roman Vindolanda today and you will find one of the North East’s most famous and not to be missed tourist attractions lying in the beautiful landscape of Hadrian's Wall Country. Formerly a key military post on the northern frontier of Britain, Vindolanda is the home of Britain's 'Top Treasure' - the Vindolanda Writing Tablets - and is one Europe's most important Roman archaeological sites, with live excavations taking place every year.

Survival Appeal

Survival Appeal

After an unprecedented 2020 it looks like 2021 is going to be tough too. Please consider supporting us and contributing to our future. Thank you for your incredible support. Read more

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Published: 23rd March, 2020

Updated: 15th February, 2021

Author: Penny Trichler

Location: Chesterholm Museum, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7JN

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