Vindolanda Fort News Today

Bedbugs were brought to Britain 2,000 years ago by Roman soldiers, according to experts excavating the remains of Vindolanda, a Roman garrison site just south of Hadrians Wall.

Size? Usage? Nah, it's all about the historical context! From ancient fertility codes to Roman graffiti, museums are filled with phalluses and their profound cultural meanings.

Excavations at Vindolanda Roman Fort along Hadrian’s Wall deliver personal items such as letters, shoes, medallions and even rude figurines of ordinary Roman soldiers.

A primeval forest in a Chinese sinkhole, the first full DNA sequence of a Pompeii victim, the oldest fake eye found plus more of the best ancient discoveries this month.