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Great work and wonderful commentary.

I'm going to be visiting in a couple of days. I'm very excited!

Once again Vindolanda delivers the goods,love the nail cleaning tool and the portable altar.I like to imagine the Roman troops popping out for a pizza from that oven,especially in the bleak winter months it would have been cosy in there. 😀

Thank you Marta for bringing history alive,i,m learning so much about the Romans.I walked the cantral sector of the Wall in May and visited Vindolanda,was blown away by the excavations and artefacts in the museum.Well done to Eric for for finding that exquisite brooch,the colours really stand out.I had the pleasure of meeting Professor Andrew Birley at the on going excavation site,i must admit to being slightly overwhelmed and tongue tied!😀

Wow.

I'm amazed they could find a pattern in all of those stones!

I was a volunteer for two weeks in July 2010 and always enjoy the updates on the excavations at Vindolanda.

Bravo Cheers from Mercia

Thank you Marta, your featured volunteer digger and all the VT crew for this update. Some fascinating barrack block revelations and quite wonderful finds.

thank you for clear explanation

Thanks for the update. Important! Keep you socks dry ☺

Marta, Thank you for following up on my recent inquiry about fossils at the site. Here’s another question: from how far away were Vindolandia’s stones quarried. Are they all the same type of limestone. Or lots of variations due to what was accessible at different points of time? Also what percentage needed to be cut, as opposed to used, “as is”?

Excellent update. Thanks to the team and volunteers.

Thank you for these fascinating updates. I visited Vindolanda some years ago. More than well worth a visit.

very good and professional

good luck

I 100% thought this was going to be about things that Clogged the Bath drain not about the footwear clogs. I feel quite dumb lol.

Is this rhe same site as the article: Archaeologists Unearth 19,000 Artifacts at 'Once-in-a-Decade' Site Published Jun 10, 2024 at 1:17 PM EDT Article says Calthorpe Gardens outside of Banbury.

Im loving this series but it would be really great if you could somehow highlight the sections/house that you are talking about when you do an aerial shot. It would really help to get a clearer picture. I’ve got no idea where north or northwest is and sometimes can’t work out which bit you are looking at 😂

My daughter and I were there in March and even though it was freezing cold and pouring rain, it was amazing

Hi from New Zealand. Keep digging and I might see you in my back garden in a few years

Nice! I had the opportunity to visit the site years ago while walking Hadrian’s wall by I was too tired to make the side trip. I’m kicking myself now 😂.

Wow, so far you've answered two of my questions. Cool. Unfortunately, I don't have any further questions at this time. Bummer.

Perhaps you meant ‘world-famous’ and not ‘word-famous’.

I love these updates. If I could I'd gladly volunteer as a digger but, alas, that's just not practicable. Keep up the good work.

Marta, Does the site contain fossilized remains of prehistoric life? The stones used to build the structures look like limestone.

Fascinating revelations. Excellent presentation. Thank you Marta et al.

Amazing job, Martha! And what a wonderful find with the Roman brooch. You did a great job explaining the activity that’s been happening this year. I’m so sad I won’t be able to be there and therefore delighted that I can follow along through these videos. Can’t wait to see more! Kristin

Fantastic stuff

Great to see the good work you guys do. Greetings from Zwammerdam, Holland!

Late Roman is the best Roman, enjoying the updates!!

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Another great update - providing a real sense of this year's progress. I never fail to be impressed by your explanations of the complexity of the site structures Marta - and how they relate (or not) to each other. With so much construction and reconstruction within a defined space, it's a special skill. Looking forward to catching up soon, Joe

Greetings from Copenhagen, I cannot get enough of theese updates!

Hi and thank you from New Zealand / Aotearoa

Popped down from Magna today to see how far you guys have got and i must say that's an impressive amount you've got done in just 6 weeks. I'm also glad to see the 'plinths' will be visible from the backfilled area, what a lot of discussion and head scratching they caused!

What a great series. Only recently discovered this and already a fan. With regards to the site how many phases of reconstruction (Roman period) do you think the site went through?

It was a privilege to be part of the excavation this week ❤

Another question: how is the formal publication of the archeological findings proceeding?

Thank you, Marta, for your latest update. Your voice is clear and your descriptive skills help educate amateur archaelogists such as me, and thereby allowing us to benefit from your immense knowledge. Much appreciated, please keep up the good work.

Nice special find! ❤

A must visit site. Been 4 times a excellent day out

How about a nice, lengthy video reading some of the letters you have discovered? I understand there are several hundred, but if you search for videos (Letters from the Roman Front & Letters from the Roman Front Lines for example) you get the sams ten or twelve letters. I think a LOT of people would love to learn about many of the others!

They were digging in a rain/hail storm? Praiseworthy dedication!

Went there yesterday 11/5/24 Enjoyed it but missed the last guided tour. So pleased I could watch this.

Great update Marta, (nice camera work Penny). Fabulous to see what's being uncovered by the volunteers.

Has anyone plotted where the trash heaps were on the site where the wood fragments with text were found? I am curious if other forts along Hadrian's Wall may have similar finds in similar locations? One thing is for certain, Romans followed many predictable patterns in their behaviors and constructions. Roman forts in Syria and Algeria follow the same patterns as those in Northern Europe. Similar rubbish heaps may simply be waiting.