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The Romans and Vikings left few genetic traces of their occupations of Britain, research suggests

Despite their occupations of Britain, the Romans and Vikings didn't leave much of a genetic mark on Britons. The Anglo-Saxons, though, were a different story.

In 1960, workmen laying a water main in Sussex hit old masonry, and it wasn’t just rubble: it exposed one of Roman Britain’s grandest palaces

In a fortuitous moment in 1960, the Fishbourne Roman Palace was uncovered, marking England's most significant Roman civilian settlement. This extraordinary discovery shifted the paradigm of Roman ...
New Scientist

Huge study of ancient British DNA reveals only minor Roman influence

Genetic analysis of 1039 people buried in Britain between the Bronze Age and the Norman conquest highlights the impact of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings on the island’s ancestry ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Woman Buried in an Elaborate Roman Coffin With Precious Grave Goods Was ‘Clearly Cherished by Her Family and Her Community,’ Archaeologists Say

A new exhibition in Colchester, England, site of the first capital of Roman Britain, explores the "Lexden Lady" and her collection of treasures ...
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Drought left Britain too hot to handle for the Romans

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A reconstruction drawing of Hadrian’s wall, a rebellion within its garrison allowed the Picts to invade northern Britain during ...

A hidden Roman villa in Wiltshire is challenging the idea that Roman Britain ended overnight

New discoveries of Roman villas in Wiltshire and Rutland are reshaping our understanding of post-Roman Britain. These sites ...
Greek Reporter

Britannia: The Greek and Roman Roots of Britain’s National Symbol

Britannia is the national symbol of the UK and can be seen across the country on multiple statues or old pound sterling coins.

Beyond Anglo‑Saxons, Celts and Vikings: DNA uncovers a dynamic history of migration to Britain

Population genomics has exposed a history far more complex, dynamic and intertwined than we might wish to imagine. Even in a ...
Live Science

How we found Britain's only known Roman mosaic of the Trojan War

The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year. Villas are emblematic features of the Roman countryside, ...
Live Science

Shackled skeleton may be first direct evidence of slavery in Roman Britain

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A man who died in Roman Britain more than 1,500 years ago was buried wearing padlocked iron ...
The Conversation

The Roman dead: new techniques are revealing just how diverse Roman Britain was

Our knowledge about the people who lived in Roman Britain has undergone a sea change over the past decade. New research has rubbished our perception of it as a region inhabited solely by white ...
BBC

How the Romans conquered Britain

The Roman invasion began in southern Britain. Around 2,000 years ago, Britain was ruled by tribes of people called the Celts. But this was about to change. For around 100 years (a century), the Roman ...