Archaeology

The Rosetta Stone is covered in three scripts, which allowed for the translation of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

Rosetta Stone What is it and why is it important?

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The Rosetta Stone

The rivalry behind the translation of the Rosetta Stone . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Women of the Middle Ages with Janina Ramirez – episode 1

HistoryExtra Women of the Middle Ages Masterclass with Janina Ramirez The Loftus Princess . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester set against a blue sky background

Excavating Winchester: the dig that changed (urban) history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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An illustration of fossil hunter Dorothea Bate

Dorothea Bate: A fearless fossil hunter . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A third-century monument of a Roman woman having her hair styled by slaves, from Germany. High-status women on the frontiers, including at Hadrian's Wall, tried to follow the latest Roman fashions (Photo by DEA / M. BORCHI / Getty Images)

Roman Britain: what six objects can reveal about life for women at Hadrian’s Wall . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, on display at the British Museum

The Elgin Marbles: what are they and where are they located?

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The tombstone of a Roman soldier named Vivius Marcianus.

How the Great Fire of London revealed the city’s Roman past . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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15 minutes of fame

Franz Nopcsa Hungarian adventurer and palaeontologist . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Claire Jowitt WL

Discovering a lost royal battleship . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Alice Roberts WL

Alice Roberts on unearthing the Romans, Vikings & Anglo-Saxons . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Persian courtiers in the throne room at Persepolis, as depicted in a relief detail.

Persepolis: the creation of the Persian empire’s foremost citadel . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Matt Green WL

General History

Britain’s lost towns and villages . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HEXA Roman Brit WK3 Leads

Digging up Roman London . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Claudia Severa’s preserved party invitation from Vindolanda

Q&A What was written on the Vindolanda Tablets?