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West Yorkshire Archaeology Service provides a history aimed at schoolchildren, which includes
details of local sites and suggestions for further reading.
http://www.arch.wyjs.org.uk/AdvSrv/RomanWeb/Introduction.html
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Roman Britain
Roman expert Guy de la Bédoyère provides the texts from 'Roman Inscriptions of Britain', with a
catalogue of gods and goddesses drawn from them. Also an illustrated guide to Hadrian's Wall,
details of Roman army units in Britain, artist's reconstructions, information on his books.
http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/
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Roman Shepton Mallet
Pilot Website from Somerset Museums with images of its Roman objects from excavation of a large
Romano-British town, together with history and reconstructions of Roman buildings in the town.
http://www.somerset.gov.uk/museums/ADAPT_FIN/ADAPTEVAL/v4/Adapt%20Web/home/page1.html
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The Wroxeter Hinterland Project
University of Birmingham Field Archaeology Unit used information technology and remote sensing to
explore the hidden Roman city of Wroxeter, Shropshire. Gallery of expandable thumb-nail images;
geophysical results, newsletters, Virtual Wroxeter Roman Fortress.
http://www.bufau.bham.ac.uk/researh/wh/base.html
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Virtual Wroxeter Roman Fortress
Interactive reconstruction requires Superscape's Viscape plug-in for your browser (downloadable
free.) Viewing the fortress downloads a 500KB file. By Access to Archaeology, a British
Telecom-sponsored project by the Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit.
http://www.bufau.bham.ac.uk/research/bt/default.htm
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Roman Roadside Settlement at Nettleton
Lincolnshire County Council gives a brief outline of its excavations in conjunction with the
Universities of Durham and Sheffield. Plan of Roman Lincolnshire.
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/lccconnect/highways/Heritage/Archaeology/nettleton.htm
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The Roman Middlewich Project
Aims to present to the public the Roman past of this town in Cheshire which originated in the late
1st century AD as a military base. Includes images of finds and excavations.
http://www.romanmiddlewich.co.uk/
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Roman Sites of the British Isles
Illustrated descriptions of some notable sites from The Heritage Trail. Including Richborough,
Silchester, Wall, Wroxeter and the villas at Bignor and Lullingstone.
http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/alpha_lists/romanlist.htm
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Roman Villas Found under Playing Field
The Telegraph reports on the remarkable discovery of twin villas with a fine mosaic at
Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire. Includes reconstruction drawing and photograph of the mosaic.
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/08/18/nrome18.xml&sSheet=/....
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Roman Town of Tripontium
Excavations by the Rugby Archaeological Society. Outline of work there under Jack Lucus. Location
of finds. Publication.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/tripontium/
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Piercebridge
An outline history of the ancient Roman settlement at Piercebridge, County Durham, with images of
artefacts discovered: jewellery, coins, pottery, figurines.
http://www.piercebridge.com/
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Gresham Street, London
The Museum of London Archaeology Service excavation of two Roman water-lifting machines - a
discovery unique in Britain. This dig featured in a Channel 4 programme by the makers of Time Team.
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/frames.shtml?http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/MOLsite/forum/sp....
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Bulldozer Unearths Fine Roman Mosaic
An illustrated article in the Telegraph on the discovery of one the largest and most spectacular
Roman mosaics found in Britain.
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/11/08/nmos08.xml
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Silchester Roman Town, Hampshire
The University of Reading runs a training excavation here every summer. Clickable map of the Roman
town showing excavations, photographs, background, interim reports, reconstruction.
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/la/silchester/
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The Newstead Research Project
Outline and preliminary report from the University of Bradford on its investigation of the region
surrounding the Roman fort of Trimontium near Newstead.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/archsci/field_proj/newstead/newstead.html
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Roman Gask Project
Programme by the University of Manchester to study the Roman frontier on and around the Gask Ridge
in Perthshire, Scotland. Progress attractively presented in maps, gazetteer and reports.
http://www.morgue.demon.co.uk/Pages/Gask/
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The Danebury Environs Roman Project
Danebury Trust has been examining the Roman sites in the vicinity of the Iron Age hillfort at
Danebury. Illustrated resumes of findings from the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford.
http://athens.arch.ox.ac.uk/schoolarch/institute/projects/danebury/project.htm
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Birmingham Roman Roads Project
Using archival, archaeological and geophysical research methods to track down lost Roman Roads in
Birmingham and set them in context. Led by Peter Leather, University of Birmingham, School of
Continuing Studies.
http://web.bham.ac.uk/leathepd/
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The Bristol Area in Roman Times
Gary Malkin introduces Roman sites at Sea Mills, Kings Weston, Brislington, Keynsham and the
Orpheus mosaic from Newton St Loe. Bibliography and related links.
http://members.tripod.com/garymalkin__1/
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The Cotswold HyperGuide - Roman Sites
Brief details of significant Roman sites in the area: Bury Hill Camp, Cirencester, Lydney Temple
and the villas at Chedworth, Great Witcombe, King's Weston and Woodchester.
http://www.digital-brilliance.com/hyperg/history/roman.htm
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Fishbourne Roman Palace
One of the greatest Roman buildings in the Empire. The site and museum are owned by Sussex
Archaeological Society, which offers a gallery of expandable thumbnail photographs, including one
of the model, visitor information and reports of the latest excavations.
http://www.sussexpast.co.uk/fishbo/fishbo.htm
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Kingsweston Roman Villa, Bristol
Reconstruction drawing, plan, photograph of mosaic, brief description and access arrangements from
Bristol City Council.
http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/mus/kings.html
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The Roman Villa at Woodchester
An illustrated description by Graham Thomas of the Roman villa in the Cotswolds noted for its
mosaics.
http://www.grahamthomas.com/history4.html
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Whitehall Farm Roman Villa and Landscape Project
Professional archaeologists, students and volunteers are uncovering a Roman villa and bath house
complex at Nether Heyford in Northamptonshire. Results, project outline and community involvement.
http://www.whitehallvilla.co.uk/
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Arbeia Roman Fort at South Shields
An article on the excavation with plans and photographs (one showing the reconstructed gatehouse)
originally published in Current Archaeology 133.
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/timeline/roman/arbeia/arbeia.htm
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Trimontium Fort
At Newstead, near Melrose, Scotland. Expandable site plan and aerial photographs, history,
description and visitor information provided by the Trimontium Trust.
http://www.trimontium.freeserve.co.uk/fort.html
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See You at the Spa!
A re-analysis of Roman Bath's iconography led Martin Henig to envision the spa as a place used both
by Romans and aspiring native Celts. Article in Archaeology.
http://www.archaeology.org//online/news/bath.html
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Arthur's O'on
J.K. Gillon gathers together illustrated accounts of this remarkable beehive-shaped Roman building
in Scotland which survived until 1743.
http://members.fortunecity.com/gillonj/arthursoon/
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The Defences of Chester
Computer reconstructions of the Roman town walls by Julian Baum and Tim Strickland.
http://www.julianbaum.co.uk/ChesterDefences/Main.html
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Housesteads Fort
A virtual guided tour of the former Vercovicium on Hadrian's Wall using photographs by Sion
McElveen.
http://www.geocities.com/sionmc/fort/fortplan.htm
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Verulamium
The Roman city at the present St. Albans was the third largest in Roman Britain. An introduction
with historical outline, reconstruction drawing, photographs and links.
http://www.verulamium.com
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The Roman Painted House at Dover, England
Roman archaeological site discovered in 1970 by the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit in Dover, and
open to the public.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/2508/RPH.html
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Romano-British Sites and Museums
List of Roman forts, towns and villas in England, Scotland and Wales from 'Athena Review' vol.1,
nos.1 and 2.
http://www.athenapub.com/rombrit1.htm
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Roman Villas in England
Britain Express outlines the history and features of Roman villas in England, with diagrams. Brief
details of major villas to visit.
http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/roman-villas.htm
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Roman Britain
Enthusiast Kevan White presents clickable maps, leading to data on each site. He also gives
information on the period, the British tribes, and references.
http://www.roman-britain.org
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Caistor Roman Town, Norfolk
Tour by Sue White, Landscape Archaeology Section, Norfolk Museums Service. Interactive plan leads
to history and illustrations of finds. Hosted by the University of East Anglia.
http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/Research/researchareas/JWMP/CaistorRomanTown/crtp1.html
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Britannia
Well-organised gazetteer and bibliography of the Roman army in Britain, by Peter Green. Maps,
photographs of selected sites. Typology, organisation of the Roman army, terminology.
http://www.morgue.demon.co.uk/
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