Category: Archaeology

Roman References

Roman References  – Roman political background to the conquest of the Brigantes Maps of Roman forts covering  and  Britain, Wales and . Maps of , and Maps of and  Gaul.

Historic Publications

Historic Publications Tacitus Tacitus grew up during a the reign of Nero, and may have been a teenager when Nero died and the Roman empire was plunged into civil war. In his later years he became interested in writing an unbiased account of those times, starting his account just before Tiberius came to the throne. …

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Guide – Archaeological Terms

A lone researcher stands atop a hill in the Yorkshire Dales

Glossary of Archaeological Terms Acheulian Later stages of Lower Palaeolithic culture defined by their particularly fine hand axes. Aeolian Deposited by action of wind. Antonine Wall Built during the early 140s AD. Northernmost Roman wall in Great Britain marked the edge of the territory of Hadrian’s successor, Antonius Pius, Archaeomagnetic dating Dating method for fireplaces …

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