Archaeological sites

I couldn't find a themed thread on this topic, so here are some shots from a visit to Vindolanda, a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.

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Vindolanda site /1

The wall runs along the top of the hill here and this fort predates the construction of the wall; archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD

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Roman temple

Outside the fort and away from the nearby settlement or vicus

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Vindolanda site /2

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Vindolanda site /3

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Farmhouses

Nearby buildings give an indication of the sheltered nature of the site.

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If there's interest I'd be glad to see other sites posted here.

I can't resist reposting this shot. Purely by chance I took a photo of Howard (before we had met).

I was wondering what we are looking at. According to the museum website:

Aboa Vetus, the only archaeological museum in Finland, is a town quarter discovered underground. The ruin area of Aboa Vetus includes the remains of medieval houses. The Convent Riverfront, one of medieval Turku’s main streets, still runs through the museum area today.

A different kind of archaeology, sea archaeology with the Mary Rose:

Sony NEX F3 | Sigma 19/2.8 | f/2.8 | 1/60s | 2000iso

Perhaps the guy in the green polo shirt and the khaki shorts?


Boxford Roman Mosaic

(This mosaic was buried by the next day, and I don't know if they have plans to re-expose it. This was three years ago.)