http://www.metafilter.com/tags/vindolanda Posts tagged with 'vindolanda' at MetaFilter. Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:01:10 -0800 Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:01:10 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/20141/ Before the Berlin Wall, there was Hadrian's Wall, one of the most successful attempts ever to keep noisy neighbours at bay. It's still an <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/hadrian_gallery/">impressive sight</a>, even though most of its stone has been recycled over the centuries. Nothing beats <a href="http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walks/walks2/w198.shtml">walking</a> it in person, but thanks to the web you can see a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/3d/houstead.shtml">3D VRML model</a> of one of its forts, read about the <a href="http://www.hb.se/bhs/ith/23-00/mt.htm">digital</a> <a href="http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/Stilus/Stilus.html">imaging</a> of thousands of written documents unearthed at <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/vindolanda_1.shtml">another</a>, and even read a 2000-year-old request to "<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/vindolanda_7.shtml">send me some cash</a> as soon as possible". tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.20141 Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:01:10 -0800 hadrian hadrianswall housesteads romans vindolanda wall rory