Digging Vindolanda: Journey started

Friday, June 28, 2013

Journey started

A humid, wet start to the trip, left the house at 4:45, now at Logan with very low cloud, and thick mist. No sign of threatened thunderstorms, so looks good for on time departure...

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AnonymousJune 28, 2013 at 6:42 PM
glad you made it safely
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Vindolanda is a Roman fort just south of Hadrian's wall. The first fort on the site dates to the late 1st century AD and was followed by a succession of later forts, built one on top of the other, over the next ~300 years. Adding to the site's interest, an active and large civilian settlement or "vicus" adjoined the fort for some of this time. The Vindolanda excavation is therefore revealing key information not only about the military history of Britain under the Romans, but also about the lives of ordinary people.