Tag Archives: Roman

Opening Segedunum – a recollection

Archaeology   Local History   Segedunum Roman Fort
Posted by administrator on June 16, 2020     Permalink     Leave a comment

By Bill Griffiths, Head of Programmes and Collections 20 years ago this month, we opened Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum to the public. It’s a cliché – but to me it feels like yesterday! At the time of its… Read more

Shiny shiny – by Alex Croom, Keeper of Archaeology

Archaeology   Exhibitions   Segedunum Roman Fort
Posted by administrator on June 25, 2018     Permalink     Comments (1)

While the cheek-piece from Wallsend itself is made of iron, all the other cheek-pieces on display in the Saving Face exhibition at Segedunum are made of copper alloy and originally would have been gold in colour. Many of them, however,… Read more

A ‘daring’ rediscovery

Archaeology   Great North Museum: Hancock
Posted by administrator on December 4, 2017     Permalink     Leave a comment

Up and down the land, museums and archives hold millions of objects in their collections. Of those objects, only a few are ever displayed. The rest lie quietly in museum boxes awaiting rediscovery. Recently, Dr James Gerrard of Newcastle University’s School… Read more

A new find at Arbeia Roman Fort

Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort   Archaeology   Collections & Objects
Posted by administrator on November 20, 2012     Permalink     Comments (2)

A team of volunteers who worked with the Archaeology team at Arbeia Roman Fort recently uncovered a new Roman find. Alex Croom, Keeper of Archaeology at Arbeia, tells us more about it in this short film. (Click on the image to… Read more

Excavations at Arbeia

Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort   Archaeology
Posted by administrator on August 6, 2010     Permalink     Comments (1)

The excavations here at Arbeia are now in their third week.  The team (made up of volunteers from Earthwatch) are actually digging just outside the wall of the fort itself, hoping to pick up some of the civilian settlement that… Read more