Nick HodgsonNick Hodgson read Modern History at Oxford and wrote a PhD thesis on the frontiers of the Roman empire at Newcastle University. He has worked for twenty-nine years as an archaeologist for Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. He has excavated widely on Hdrian's Wall and since 1989 has co-directed long-running programmes of excavation at the forts of South Shields and Wallsend on Tyneside. He is an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Archaeology, Durham University and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Read More Read Less