Carmentalia is a forgotten festival. On January 11th and 15th, the Romans celebrated a festival to the goddess Carmenta (or Carmentis) a goddess of prophecy as well as childbirth. Read more
The Arch-I-Scan project team visited Vindolanda in November 2020 to spend 3 weeks scanning our Samian pottery. Find out more about the project in this Guest Blog. Read more
Read here for the final instalment of the Andy and Gary's adventure through Roman Britain to raise money for the Revealing Magna Appeal. Read more
This is the first instalment of Andy and Gary's epic ride through Roman Britain to raise money for the Revealing Magna Appeal. Read about their highlights here. Read more
This list blog catalogues Barbara Birley's favourite shoes in the Vindolanda collection. Read more
In this blog by our Digitisation Project Officer Anneke you can find out more about not only our wooden collection but how she is using her personal love for camping to help her understand the artefacts and the Romans. Read more
Meet our Digitisation Project Officer Anneke and find out more about the project. Read more
Forensic Anthropologist, Dr Trudi Buck shares her unique perspective on the Vindolanda collection, the human remains. What can they tell us about our Roman past? Read more
Activity Officer Penny takes us through some of her favourite places, things and people at Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum. Read more
Vindolanda's answer to the classic pub quiz. Test your Roman knowledge against some tricky brain teasers. Read more
Vindolanda custodian and guide Helen, takes us through a virtual walk of Vindolanda and what she loves best about the site. This is a video blog with a transcript available. Read more
Not all the objects which are on display at the Roman Army Museum are from Vindolanda. Very limited excavations have been carried out at Magna over the years. Find out more about one of the artefacts from the site. Read more