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"Maccari-Cicero" by Cesare Maccari. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Understanding the ancient world through language

22 May 2015

James Clackson's new book looks at what language use can tell us about ancient societies.

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The roman port of Ostia

Roman dig ‘transforms understanding’ of ancient port

16 Apr 2014

Researchers from the universities of Cambridge and Southampton have discovered a new section of the boundary wall of the ancient Roman port of Ostia...

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Final excavations underway at Ham Hill

29 Aug 2013

Archaeologists from the Universities of Cambridge and Cardiff are currently undertaking their third, and final, round of excavations at Ham Hill...

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An image of the theatre at Interamna Lirenas, in Southern Lazio, which emerged from the latest study.

Geophysical survey reveals first images of lost Roman town

05 Sep 2012

An ancient Italian town whose remains are buried beneath the earth has been mapped by a team of researchers, revealing evidence of a bustling social...

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Excavations at Ham Hill, Somerset.

Ham Hill digs enhance picture of Iron Age life

30 Aug 2012

A second season of excavations at Britain’s biggest Iron Age hill-fort has uncovered remains of Roman weaponry, and the site of the first “ham stone...

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Biting the Doctor's Arm

'Everything, everywhere, ever’ – a new door opens on the history of humanity

24 May 2012

The history of humanity, from our earliest ancestors to today’s indigenous people spread across the globe, is being retold as a Cambridge University...

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Tudor pendant

Treasures lost and found

05 May 2011

An exhibition of precious objects found in East Anglia provides a window into the lives of both the people who lost their treasures and those who...

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Roman votive offering

Doctor’s orders, Roman style

04 Jan 2011

Rebecca Flemming from the Faculty of Classics works with ancient texts on health and reproduction.

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Newnham dig

Schoolgirls unearth Roman village under College garden

22 Sep 2010

It may look peaceful today, but Newnham College, Cambridge was once the site of a sprawling Roman settlement.

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Senate House

Academics to join British Academy Fellowship

23 Jul 2010

The British Academy has today announced the scholars elected for this year’s Fellowships in recognition of their contribution to the...

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The Gift of life

Artificial pancreas a step closer for diabetic children

04 Feb 2010

Scientists in Cambridge have made a significant step towards developing a so-called "artificial pancreas" system for managing type 1 diabetes in...

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Map of test pits from the Willingham dig

Willingham Dig unveils village history

13 Oct 2009

Archaeological finds from thousands of years ago have been uncovered in a Cambridge village in an event which was part of the celebrations of the...

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