7. The oldest surviving handwritten documents in Britain were found at Hadrian’s Wall. Roman wood writing tablet from Vindolanda with a party invitation dating from the late 1st or early 2nd century.

A party invitation. A broken flipflop. A wig. Letters of complaint about road conditions, and an urgent request for more beer. It sounds like the aftermath of a successful spring break, but these ...

Archeologists at a Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall have uncovered a penis-shaped pendant thought to have been used as good luck charm. Recent excavations at Vindolanda, a fort just south of the ...

What it is: A defensive wall built by the Romans that once guarded the empire's northernmost frontier in England. Construction started around A.D. 122, after a visit to Britain by Emperor Hadrian ...

Venture along a trail where history whispers through the windswept moors and rugged cliffs. This Roman Wall offers more than ...

(CNN) — An ancient Roman mystery is afoot in the rolling hills of northern Britain. Archaeologists have unearthed a stash of unusually large shoes at the ruins of a first-century military fort along ...

Today, it’s a peaceful Northumbrian village but for 300 years Corbridge was a busy Roman town spread over more than 40 acres. “The archaeological potential of Corbridge is almost endless and one day ...

The earliest known evidence of bedbugs in Britain was found at a first-century fort near Hadrian's Wall. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...