Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Antonine Wall

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archaeology, education, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Roman, Roman Britain, Scotland, WEA

The Antonine Wall in Scotland is the northernmost frontier monument of the Roman Empire. In 2008 this archaeological monument became part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This video was created in 2007 within the framework of the European project “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” (Culture 2000 program).

Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian’s Wall

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archaeology, education, England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Roman, Roman Britain, WEA

Hadrian’s Wall has been a World Heritage Site since 1987. Situated in a breathtaking landscape Hadrian’s Wall provides very well preserved frontier monuments. This video was created in 2007 within the framework of the European project “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” (Culture 2000 program).

The Celtic World: The Carnyx

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archaeology, Celts, education, Iron Age, Leicestershire, Loughborough, prehistory, WEA

Musician John Kenny performed with the Carnyx at the opening of the European Association of Archaeologists’ (EAA) Annual Meeting at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow.

The Celtic World: The Gundestrup Cauldron

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archaeology, Celts, education, Iron Age, Leicestershire, Loughborough, prehistory, WEA

In Curator Julia Farley’s own words, ‘admitting you have a favourite object is kind of like admitting you have a favourite child’. Nevertheless, in this video she tells us why she loves the Gundestrup cauldron and why it’s so exciting to have this remarkable object from Denmark on display in the UK for the first time.