"Excavations at Vindolanda - the evidence for a Frontier constantly in transition" by Andrew Birley

"Excavations at Vindolanda - the evidence for a Frontier constantly in transition" by Andrew Birley BA PhD FSA Scot, Director of Excavations, Vindolanda Trust.
Vindolanda lies just to the south of the curtain wall of Hadrian's Wall and has a very different ‘feel’ to other sites along the Wall. It lies upon the first Roman frontier in the north - The Stanegate Road and in a stunning landscape which lets your imagination really connect with its past. You will probably visit Vindolanda by driving or walking along this road to reach the fort and museum. Although first built by the Roman army before Hadrian’s Wall Vindolanda became an important construction and garrison base for the Wall, a Hadrian’s Wall fort in its own right. During this time Vindolanda was demolished and completely re-built no fewer than nine times. Each re-build, each community, leaving their own distinctive mark on the landscape and archaeology of the site.
After Hadrian’s Wall and the Roman occupation was abandoned by its imperial armies Vindolanda remained in use for over 400 years before finally becoming abandoned in the 9th century.
Lecture recorded in the Royal Society of Edinburgh on Monday 9 March 2015. The recording of this lecture has been made possible through the generous financial support of Sir Angus Grossart QC CBE DL LLD DLitt FRSE FSA Scot
The recording was undertaken and edited by Mallard Productions.

[@SYBEX21]

Could you please, do more of these presentations and post them? They are vastly informative and a great primary source for those of us that are living historians here in the US.

[@keithcoleman9449]

Very good delivery, I thought. Not all academics can speak so fluently. Hats off, Mr B!

[@allenpeck8239]

That was absolutely great. Amazing stuff. Love this kind archeological presentation. Thanx...

[@danturner4709]

Fascinating, I wish I could be there to help. I'm old and can't afford to travel.

[@maincoon6602]

Great video 👍🏻

[@danielslubski1028]

It's so intresting bit later then the dead sea Scrolls,but it tells us about their daily lives, the Scrolls are mostly copies of the bible origina andl religious writins and they were monks living apart from the civilization on purpose, here its more regular folks and their life. Great lecture. ❤️ From 🇮🇱

[@enricomanno8434]

The sect of the Essenes has nothing to do with the Old testament and for sure nothing at all with the new testament.

[@zebbocaster]

Sir, forgive my nit-picking. You are a "Brittunculus" and collectively with the people in the audience, you are "Brittunculi".

[@terrygribb9185]

Nearly two thousand years ago. It's just amazing.

[@angeloargentieri5605]

Wonderful Roma eterna

[@meljen8592]

Excellent 👍

[@raulkohli4410]

Wonderful video Does that mean the North East is home of the UK's first recorded: brewer, written word (the letter), economic theory & toilet seat? or am I making that up?

[@peterfreeman6677]

Not the earliest wooden writing tablets, earlier ones have been found from Roman Londinium.

[@starfighter1043]

I liked when he took off the jacket 💀 🤣 he means business! I can tell this is gonna be a good one 👍

[@lundworks9901]

It's in between of 2 watershed areas.

[@hamshackleton]

Interesting, to a historian. But the lecturer keeps going off-screen, to point out things that the viewer cannot see, because the overlay map(s) obscure him. He could have used the computer mouse to point out, but didn't.

[@elizabethatkinson6689]

I agree - either the mouse or a laser pointer would have made it much easier to follow at times.

[@amandajstar]

Love the sense of humour : )

[@helenhunter4540]

In spite of his predilection for phallic and scatalogical "humor", he's probably a competent archeologist.

[@editorinformal873]

Romans did not bury their deads, but cremated them. Was there any evidence about it or how dead bodies were disposed in Vindolandia ?

[@marioflavin2141]

The Lights went out in Britain when the Roman Empire Died and we went into the dark ages apart from raods /under floor heating/ baths/ saunas/ building streight streets what have the Romans Ever done for us.

[@ItsJustMorris]

Aye, the Lights came on when the Romans buggered off back to their collapsing heathen empire

[@dwightehowell8179]

@@ItsJustMorris It wasn't heathen by this time.

[@numerian4516]

I’m 5yrs late but what a fascinating presentation. I specifically looked up Vindolanda and couldn’t have been more pleased that your post was the first I picked to delve into this archeological site. Hope all went well and prosperous after this was made…

[@badfairy9554]

I am sooo late. Hello.😊

[@terrygribb9185]

You say he's from Spain yet he's a Roman don't get it

[@SocietyofAntiquariesofScotland]

Hi Terry, people from all over Europe became Roman as they were brought into the Roman Empire, and Spain was known as Hispania: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispania Hope this helps.

[@terrygribb9185]

@@SocietyofAntiquariesofScotland Thank you

[@peterlaustra2892]

There weren't any such countries as Spain or Portugal during this period.

[@zulemajohnson1413]

Hispania was Roman spa in.

[@mathiasniemeier4359]

You would think the hole of England, would have never has poor people as years went on. I say this because the knowledge they would have given, via heated floors, Hot running water, etc. .Yet I have read about absolutely horrendous things happening , such as the , Work Houses for the Poor, and the demonosterely , growtestical ways they treated the people. It just seems like once the Romans had left. Britain, the remains of the country, went back to the DARK AGES OF HISTORY. I do believe the country as a whole , have barely gotten out of that frame of mind till the 1970's. I, not living in Britain ever, yet learned quite a bit about the country, with still having a QUEEN, yet also a Governing Body. Still has 1 foot in the past and a half a step into the present. You must remember , I am looking from the outside, looking in. I do So enjoy archaeology ,I find this video, or presentation. Fairly interesting. It would have been great! if it would have had , bit's where it would of had it more in a more live video, and watching how the discoveries would have been much more interesting. I don't see any correlation's from the comment about the DEAD SEA SCROLLS, being written by Monks , and hidden away. Yet here they show the slaves doing it. ..I see absolutely no correlation, as the Monk's did it because they felt it was a service to the HOLY FATHER, yet in Brittan it was forced by another man, and ..I might say was probably poorly feed, had to sleep with animal, and feces if they were lucky. I am pretty sure that slave would have like to be known he was doing a great service to , the Lord God Almighty! Thank you

[@WAFFENAMT1]

My guess is the reason that there is such a stench when they dig down into the Roman era layers, is that the area actually had a stench 2000 years ago, all these people living packed together with no modern plumbing would create a stench, also my guess the reason they found so many shoes is that the Romans were getting their shoes stuck in the Mud and when they pulled their foot out of the mud without the shoe they did not bother to pull the shoe out.

[@enricomanno8434]

The most silly comments The Romans they build military bases and cities with an excellent plumbing system for the dirty water.. All over the empire on the three continents.

[@royfr8136]

Cut out the attempts at humour...David Brent