Category: Research & Learning
Books, papers, databases, educational resources, experts, research methods and general source indexes.
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Dunning Roman Camp: evidence of a second occupation
Excavations at Dunning in Perthshire revealed substantial Roman defences and evidence that a large force returned to use the camp…
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Glossary of Roman Archaeology
A beginner’s guide to the words used to describe Roman Scotland Roman archaeology comes with its own vocabulary. Archaeologists talk…
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Romans in Scotland: Map Index
Explore over 45 Google My Maps grouped by subject. Every map opens in a new browser tab. General & Overview…
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Roads to The North Conference 2026
The “Roads to the North” one-day conference was held at the HES Engine Shed in Stirling. Co-hosted by the UHI…
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Explore Roman Coins
Tiny objects that can tell surprisingly big stories A Roman coin can tell us far more than simply what people…
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Ancient Writers on Roman Scotland
What did Roman writers actually say about Scotland? When the Roman army first pushed north, Scotland did not yet exist…
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Explore Primary Sources
Read the evidence for yourself How do we know what happened when the Romans came to Scotland? Roman historians described…
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Maps & GIS
Explore the Roman presence in Scotland through maps. Roman Scotland makes much more sense when it is seen geographically. Forts…
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Extreme drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, tree-ring study reveals | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/extreme-drought-contributed-to-barbarian-invasion-of-late-roman-britain-tree-ring-study-reveals
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Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence
The learning journeys of children and young people will progressthrough six Curricular Levels or Stages from the age of 3…
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Using AI Photo Generators
I tested three photo generators to generate photos for this site. Here are the results with the text input. The…
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Archaeology Technology
Archaeology has been transformed by modern technologies that have provided amazing insights into our understanding and also added new questions.…
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Antonine Wall Comics for Schools
Just discovered these two comics – very entertaining and educational.
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Free and Paid Books on the Romans in Scotland
There are lots of free books to download and read. I’ve read or browsed most of the ones below. It’s…
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YouTube videos about Roman Scotland
Follow a visual account of Agricola’s northern campaigns and the advance towards Mons Graupius.
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Phone Apps
Here is a list of Android apps for your phone Antonine Wall Go Roman ( explore Bar hill fort on…
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Doing your own research
Since October 2003 I have been visiting Roman sites and museums across Europe. In August 2017 I have been publishing…
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Coming Soon
So, after 5 years I have decided to get the site in some order for the future. Originally it was…
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List of Roman Resources on the Internet
The Antonine Wall (https://www.antoninewall.org/) Hadrians Wall ( https://hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/) The Gask Ridge (http://www.theromangaskproject.org/) Hunterian Museum Glasgow ( https://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/collections/permanentdisplays/theantoninewall/) Trimontium Museum Melrose…
