Roman Britain miscellany

There have been a number of shorter notices of various finds in Britain over the past week or two. Here are some links:

Excavating a Roman bridge over the River Tyne (BBC).
Rescue archeology at Whessoe in County Durham (BBC).
Roman finds at a construction site in Shepton Mallet (BBC).
Public visits to excavation of Calleva Atrebatum, in north Hampshire (BBC).
Traces of Bronze Age farming in the Forest of Dean (BBC).
Roman finds near Chesterfield pub (BBC).
Luxury villa at Swindon (Western Daily Press, The Scotsman).
Head and body of statue of Livia reunited (Guardian).
Iron Age burial of wealthy child (Sheffield Today).

ADDENDUM: Sharon at Early Modern Notes comments on the British love of archeology, listing a number of recent archeology-themed TV series. I'm not sure how many have been aired in the US, but most should be available on video, I would think -- especially the BBC productions.

Posted by David on July 21, 2004 8:39 PM