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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Dalya Alberge

Amateur archaeologists unearth winged goddess at Hadrian’s Wall

A striking Roman depiction of the winged goddess of victory has been discovered near Hadrian’s Wall by volunteers helping archaeologists on an official excavation.

The stone relief was found by a Merseyside couple at Vindolanda, the site of the important Roman fort near Hexham, Northumberland.

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