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Ancient Roman Boxing Gloves Discovered At Hadrian’s Wall
A pair of ancient Roman boxing gloves thought to be the only surviving examples of their kind have been discovered near ...
The tiny Scots village where a Saint 'slew a dragon' and 20ft shrine honours witch
It is a tale that still echoes through the region, with the parish church being named St Serf’s Kirk in his honour. The ...
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2,000-year-old Roman 'Bigfoot' mystery: 5,000 giant shoes unearthed in Britain
From tiny children's shoes to colossal adult footwear, an unprecedented collection of Roman shoes has been unearthed at Magna ...
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Why Are So Many Enormous Roman Shoes Being Discovered At Hadrian's Wall?
Vindolanda may not be a name you’re familiar with, but you’ll probably have heard of the place it's found: it’s a fort on ...
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Huge 2,000-Year-old Roman Leather Shoe Discovered Exquisitely Preserved–Worn by a Soldier
In fact, so many shoes have been found across the two sites, the Vindolanda archaeological trust maintains a "shoe specialist ...
Very rare sword find leads to discovery of extensive Roman-era settlement in England
Archaeological excavations have revealed an extensive settlement dating from the Early-Middle Iron Age through to the first ...
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A hidden Roman villa? A pair of "remarkable" swords might have just unlocked its ancient secrets
Two rare Roman cavalry swords discovered in a Gloucestershire field have sparked the excavation of a previously unknown Iron ...
"Unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes unearthed at a Roman site in northern England
Archaeologists reported finding the first "exceptionally large shoe" on May 21 and have continued to discover more since then ...
‘Exceptionally large’ shoe among more than 30 found preserved at Roman fort
Excavations of the northern defensive ditches of Magna Fort have revealed 32 shoes buried in the “semi-anaerobic low oxygen deposits,” according to a July 2 news release from the Vindolanda Charitable ...
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8 ancient Roman shoes of 'exceptional size' discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall
Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Rare 1,800-Year-Old Roman Camp in Netherlands, Beyond the Empire’s Border
A rare Roman military camp discovered deep in the Dutch Veluwe reveals the empire's reach extended far beyond its known ...
Archaeology student used a computer model to predict a Roman army camp's location — and it worked
Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the ...