Archaeologists hope for more discoveries in the future
The largest ever excavation at the famous Hadrian's Wall in England has revealed details about life on the Roman frontier. The project explores homes, public buildings and workplaces outside the fort walls and involves hundreds of archeology students.
The largest archaeological dig at Hadrian's Wall has been underway since the 1990s, and experts hope they will reveal more secrets about life on the northern fringes of the Roman Empire, reports Sky News.
Hadrian's Wall is a defensive fortification 117 km long, built by the ancient Romans under Emperor Hadrian in 122-128 to prevent raids from the north by warlike Picts and Brigantes. The shaft crosses northern England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea near the border with Scotland. Today it is the UK's most outstanding antiquity.
The Historic England Foundation and Newcastle University are conducting a five-year excavation program at Beardoswald Fort in Cumbria, which is part of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage site.
< p>The ongoing project explores homes, public buildings, and workplaces outside the fort's walls, giving researchers a glimpse of life on the ancient frontier.
More than 200 archeology students have joined the dig since the five-year project began in 2021, using state-of-the-art technology.
In the east, work will continue on a well-preserved bathhouse first discovered in 2021.
The area to the west has never been explored, and geophysical evidence indicates that it was once an open area surrounded by structures. It is hoped that the summer work of archaeologists will provide more answers to historical questions.
To the north, a large area will also be systematically surveyed.
The finds made to date indicate that the settlement outside the fort walls was carefully planned and that specific activities related to daily life were carried out in specially designated areas.
Experts believe that the settlement outside the wall did not is a slum town on the outskirts of the fort, and shows that people were confident in their safety, living near the fortifications.
Tony Wilmott, senior archaeologist for the history of England and co-director of the project, said: «One of the strong One side of this project is that over the past decades, the military area inside the fort has been extensively excavated using modern technology, so the evidence we are collecting right now behind the walls can be directly compared.
«This means that Berdoswald is incredibly well placed to provide insight into the relationship between civilian and military life on the Roman frontier.»
Ian Heins, professor of archeology at Newcastle University and co-director of the project, said: «The archeology of Berdoswald can always teach us something something amazing. Our staff and students are in for what will be their career highlights this summer.»