Archaeologists unearthed ancient wooden tablets at Vindolanda, revealing personal messages from Roman Britain. A birthday ...

Discovered in 1973 at the Roman fort of Vindolanda near Hadrian's Wall in northern England, the tablets are among the oldest ...

Vindolanda, located near Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, is one of the most important Roman archaeological sites in Britain. From preserved writing tablets to everyday objects, it offers a rare ...

More voices from the distant past have emerged from one of the most important discoveries of the last 25 years at a Northumberland Roman fort. The first of around 2,000 Roman writing tablets were ...

Archaeologists are thrilled by the discovery of 25 tablets that could reveal fascinating details of everyday life on the northern frontier of the Roman Empire. The wooden ink documents were found on ...

To discover an artifact with writing on it is unusual—but retrieving more than two dozen in one day is exceptional. “When we found the first tablet, we were very excited,” says Andrew Birley, ...