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A daughter’s scrawl reveals a lavish Pompeii villa once belonged to esteemed general Lucius Mummius

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The lavish Pompeii home of an esteemed statesman and general has been identified by archaeologists, courtesy of graffiti scrawled on a wall by a young girl.   Archaeologists have been working to excavate the site and found the graffiti just 4.5ft (1.39m) above the ground on one of the villa’s interior walls.  It is thought she, … Read more

Skeletons buried near Bamburgh Castle belonged to people who had travelled across the British isles

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Britain was a fractious nation in the 7th Century AD, still looking for stability several centuries after the collapse of the Roman empire.  At this point, various kings ruled over different regions of land and many languages and religions dominated certain locales.  The exact date of the church is not known, but it is though … Read more