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• - From the Gardian, archaeologists have unearthed a Roman "motorway" wider than the A road which runs along the same route today.
  
• - From the Leicestersher Mercury, secrets of Roman Leicester have been uncovered at the Newarke, where 31 bodies have been unearthed from an ancient cemetery.
  
• - From New Scientist, stunningly well-preserved cosmetics canister, containing a white cream, has been unearthed at the site of an ancient Roman temple in London.
  
• - Roman expert Guy de la Bédoyère has made available on-line the texts from the standard work 'Roman Inscriptions of Britain', vol.1.
  
• - Full text of Thomas Codrington's classic early 20C work provided online by Bill Thayer. Searchable. Italian, Spanish and French language versions available.
  
• - A TV series from the BBC and the Open University, presented by the historian Guy de la Bédoyère. Synopses, scripts, timeline, details of locations, reading list.
  
• - For the study of pottery of the Roman period in Britain. Annual conference, meetings. Publishes the Journal of Roman Pottery Studies - contents online. Newsletter, Roman pottery information.
  
• - Annual journal Mosaic: contents list of current volume. Project: a complete catalogue of the Roman Mosaics of Britain. News, illustrated articles, book reviews.
  
• - Sussex Archaeological Society provides an educational resource for teachers and students with sections for different age groups: 7-11, 12-16 and adult.
  
• - A charity offering a bi-annual bulletin, free entry to Roman monuments and museums, excursions with professional archaeologists, annual dinner and lecture.
  
• - An outline of the excavations of a Romano-British settlement, including details of the published report, with reconstruction drawings.