Are you in Canada and want to see 2,000 year old Roman footwear? đź‘ž
With over 100 shoes on display, Unearthing Vindolanda. Footwear from the Edge of the Empire is an exhibition hosted by the Bata Shoe Museum in partnership with The Vindolanda Trust to bring us closer to our distant past through the juxtaposition of ancient and modern footwear.
Located just south of Hadrian’s wall, Vindolanda was an auxiliary military fort with an active extramural settlement that housed traders, veterans, family members of soldiers, craftspeople and the like. The footwear discovered at this site encompasses the men, women, and children who lived, worked, and called Vindolanda home.
Exhibit is now open at the Bata Museum in Toronto. Come check it out!
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More information: https://batashoemuseum.ca/exhibitions/vindolanda/
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The refurbishment of Carvoran House is almost complete. Take a look at one of the bedrooms which has an amazing view of Magna Roman Fort. For a limited time we are taking bookings for the house which include excavation places! Sleeps up to six with four excavation places included. Find out more at Vindolanda.com - /late-availability-excavation-places-with-the-vindolanda-trust.
#Carvoran #MagnaFort #archaeology
Looking for an easy way to enjoy a day out by bus? 🚌
The HW1 Cumberland Go bus runs eight trips per day, seven days a week, making it easy to explore Hadrian’s Wall, nearby villages and some of Cumberland’s best historic spots – all without the hassle of driving or parking.
Perfect for:
✅ Walking sections of Hadrian’s Wall
âś… Visiting heritage attractions like Birdoswald and the Roman Army Museum
✅ A relaxed, flexible, car‑free day out – hop on and off along the route!
🎥 Watch the video to see the HW1 route in action, then plan your journey here: /bus-timetables
Our Roman Army Museum & Magna Fort is a perfect place to start a Hadrian’s Wall adventure! Excavations are happening at Magna, you can watch history being uncovered.
#RomanArmyMuseum #MagnaRomanFort #Archaeology #Hadrianswall
We are less than 10 days away from the opening our spring exhibition Unearthing Vindolanda: Footwear from the Edge of the Roman Empire in partnership with @officialvindolandatrust .
Discover over 100 footwear-related artifacts from Vindolanda, a Roman auxiliary fort and settlement located just south of Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England. On view for the first time in North America, these remarkable objects are part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is renowned for its ongoing archaeological excavations providing unprecedented accounts of ancient life at the edge of the Roman Empire. Opening May 7.
Our latest video update from the Vindolanda excavations is now available to watch on our Vindolanda Trust YouTube Channel. We had a lot of fun filming this one last week in the Northumberland sunshine!
#Vindolanda #Archaeology #youtube
Ancient Roman graffito scratched into a Samian pottery sherd found today offers a strikingly human glimpse into life at Vindolanda.
Tracing the lines with your fingers creates an immediate connection to their maker, as if, for a moment, the centuries fall away and the distance between past and present disappears.
#Vindolanda #connection #history #archaeology
