Amateur archaeologists unearth winged goddess at Hadrian’s Wall

Exclusive: Married volunteer diggers discover stone relief at site of Roman fort Vindolanda in Northumberland

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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For more details, visit: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/21/amateur-archaeologists-unearth-winged-goddess-hadrians-wall-vindolanda-victory

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