Vindolanda Excavation Update 2021

Deputy Director of Excavations Marta Alberti takes us through the 2021 season of excavations, looking at the buildings that have been uncovered this year and how we come to identify them as well as looking at a some finds and photos from throughout the excavations.
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[@robinblankenship9234]

Bravo for this video. My family name is from Haltwhistle and I feel right at home in Vindolanda.

[@paulbulgerin6259]

Thank you for this video. I was a volunteer for two weeks in July 2010. It was one of the greatest adventures in my life and has left me with many treasured memories.

[@mikeg3293]

By far, more interesting and informative than even the BBC churn out. Not patronising, or token filled by pseudo Blue Peter presenters.. Excellent, more of the same please.

[@paulhill3187]

Ain't that the truth !!?

[@pauljonze]

Nice to see someone talking as an expert rather than a career talking head reading from a script

[@caahacky]

Nice to be informed rather than patronised,

[@Alanoffer]

I haven’t been able to watch time team for years , the internet has left tv in its wake

[@robinblankenship9234]

My family name supposedly originated in or near Haltwhistle. So I feel at home at Vindolanda. Bravo for the video.

[@simonorch]

Thanks so much for this, it's given some great context to what we'll be carrying on with next season. Looking forward coming back next year!

[@khalidalali186]

That’s so cool, thanks!

[@1123thumper]

you need to add to the general description the location and overview of this site for those like me!

[@brawdygordii]

"Those like me" being the people that still haven't discovered the serious searching power of the Internet yet? 😉

[@henryjohnfacey8213]

Great video thank you for posting.

[@roonilwazlib3089]

Look forward to seeing the new digs ✌🏻

[@clareb8015]

I last visited Vindolanda in 1992. The excavation site is huge compared to how it was when I went. Quite staggering. I love the cute paw print.

[@ojumumoturayo5119]

Great stuff

[@mavisemberson8737]

Looking at 4thCentury Roman Britain. This is excellent. We studied a liitle of the reports of late Roman remains in the 1960s at Edinburgh University. Charles Thomas was the lecturer.

[@judeirwin2222]

Mercury normally carried his attribute in his left hand. This is clearly seen on the carved stone tablet. It is a crude carving, but I think it’s likely to have been the caduceus or sacred wand given him by Apollo, normally carved as a rod with intertwined snakes. The snakes may have been beyond the ability of the sculptor.

[@hereIam1965]

Will it ever be reconstructed with plastic/ composite blocks . If not why not ?

[@ancient_history]

Wonderful!

[@paulhill3187]

Great stuff guys !! Where can we get the latest pamphlets, books, brochures, maps on this ?

[@secularsunshine9036]

*Those who fear the Light , are kept in the dark.* "Let the Sunshine In."

[@northernengland]

I want to know why people stopped robbing the stone and didnt just take it all.

[@altes_Wissen_neu_verbreitet]

In which museum can i see the"ship" called god rune?

[@ted_splitter]

3rd century stuff around this geogrphical area is always interesting in case Arthur and Merlin turn up

[@view1st]

Interesting to know they had a Christian presence as evidenced by churches/basilicas even though to me it's also a sign of the end of polytheism and the religious diversity and tolerance that went with it, the loss of traditional culture, and a descent into backwardness and the beginning of religious and monarchical absolutism. 11:36 In my local museum in Rotherham there is also a roof or floor tile with a paw print.

[@peterlaustra2892]

Why is all razed to the ground level?

[@heisag]

Why only mono and right side sound? It is a pain listening to with headphones.

[@paulhoye9680]

I was there in 1995

[@kopynd1]

although most roman artifacts have no value it's still good to think about the history who made it and who owned it

[@faydulaksono]

why this fort (vindolanda ) almost totally ruined like pile of rubble? stone scattered around.. how archeologist reconstruct this fort again

[@chasbodaniels1744]

In their previous video (April 2021), we’re told that most of the upper level stones were carted off by more recent residents, and used to build their own houses, walls, etc.

[@tonyfoxley]

saint christopher maybe paintrant saint of travelers

[@judeirwin2222]

The carved figure with horse certainly appears to have a helmet with suggestion of wings. Mercury or Hermes in Greek. Messenger god, also god of travelers. The horse would seem to suggest travel or transport. Stone could have served as a quick identifier for an ostler’s yard. Travelers or visitors needing to hire a nag or stable one would understand instantly.

[@markovfishskinz]

A brigantine portable alter

[@GriffMJ]

....what is her accent?

[@gregoryhamblett9071]

I hear two.. Native maybe from Sweden.. Then the local accent to were she works Northumbrian..again maybe 🤔 😅 🙄 😕 😏

[@GriffMJ]

@@gregoryhamblett9071 ....I got Italian and "Uni" English mixed with local. She has a very Roman nose...

[@gregoryhamblett9071]

@@GriffMJ I was going with the flat feet approach...Good for skiing 😆 🤣 😂

[@commonsense718]

I detect Irish?

[@gregoryhamblett9071]

@@jimnorthland2903 well at least one of us got it right...but for me, WRONG 😆

[@tonyfoxley]

we know beltas will never have a home in space, as long as the greedy well wallers, are drinking our tears and sweat ........you sound like a belta loader :)