Archive Blogs

The Vindolanda Trust has a huge store of knowledge that we have shared through our blogs. Here we keep some of our popular blogs from past years.

Vindolanda via Britannia continued – part II

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

Vindolanda via Britannia – part 1

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

Vindolanda Tavern Teaser

Vindolanda's answer to the classic pub quiz. Test your Roman knowledge against some tricky brain teasers. Read more

A love letter to Vindolanda

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

Roman Artillery at the Roman Army Museum

Artillery was a useful weapon in the Roman Army's arsenal. Here is a guest blog by Alan Wilkins which add more information to the display of two full scale replicas on display at the Roman Army Museum. Read more

Behind the Camera

Ever wanted to know who's behind the photos and posts you see on social media? As these are unprecedented times our shy team have come out from behind the cameras and into the spotlight! Sonya and Penny take you behind the scenes and show you what goes into curating the Vindolanda Trust's online presence. Read more

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Ceres and the Festival of Cerialia

Whenever we talk about breakfast cereal and cereal crops, we are invoking the name of Ceres, the Roman Goddess of agriculture. So why did the Romans worship and celebrate her? What was her role? Why was she important? Find out more here.
Magna Charity Vespa Ride

Andy and I are 2 nurses with 50-some years of re-enactment (mostly Roman) behind us. We have, over the years, developed a close relationship with Vindolanda. We were inspired by the Vespa ride last year (Vindolanda via Britannia) and plan to do a similar trip to raise funds for the Revealing Magna Appeal.
Megalesia and comparisons of ‘The Mother Goddess'

The Mother Goddess is one of the most important in Ancient religions. The festival of Megalesia in Ancient Rome celebrated the Mother Goddess. This blog explores this festival and looks briefly at wider other Mother Goddess belief systems.
Roman Pottery Demonstration

1st - 3rd June 2021
Meet Potted History's Graham Taylor at Roman Vindolanda. See how Romans made their pots and learn about the Roman pottery of Vindolanda.

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

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

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

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

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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The 2021 Vindolanda Excavations

The Vindolanda excavations begin again on 29th March. The team are excited to get back in the trenches and welcome back local volunteers to the site with more joining as the season progresses. Marta Alberti gives us a snapshot of where the excavations are and what they hope to achieve this year.
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.

Survival Appeal

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Archive Blogs

Vindolanda via Britannia continued – part II

Vindolanda via Britannia – part 1

Vindolanda Tavern Teaser

A love letter to Vindolanda

Roman Artillery at the Roman Army Museum

Behind the Camera

Archaeology Centre Arrives

The curious case of the travelling shoes: Vindolanda Goes To Florence

Goodbye Shed – Hello Archaeology Centre

Playing games at Vindolanda

Severan Feline Friends

Ancient timber posts