'REMARKABLE' ROMAN VILLA FOUND BURIED UNDER A FIELD IN NORTH WALES

[Judi Lynn]

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

A Roman villa near Rossett was discovered – the first of its kind ever to be discovered in northeast Wales. The find, made by Wrexham Museum, the University of Chester and Archaeological Survey West, represents an exciting addition to our knowledge of the area during the Roman period.

With the partnership of local metal detectorists who found Roman material on the site, the site was uncovered, this sparked a remote sensing survey which revealed clear evidence of a buried structure.

The remains appear to be of a fairly typical form with a number of stone and tile buildings surrounding a central courtyard, the survey also suggested its association with a field system, a trackway and other related buildings and structures.



The Rossett field under which the Roman villa is buried



The outline of the villa through satellites

Fieldwalking at the site has yielded artefacts from the late 1st century to the early 4th century AD, suggesting that the villa was occupied for the majority of Roman rule in Britain.

More:
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[msongs]

1. reminds me of watching time team on brit tv nt

[Karadeniz]

2. I designed part of my house to be ancient Roman Villa-ish... It's U-shaped around a courtyard. Here

It's called hacienda style. We like it!

[Pepsidog]

3. I love this stuff. We should learn some lessons from the fall of the Roman Empire.

[Marcuse]

7. We should learn too from the fall of the Republic which spawned the Empire.

[Pepsidog]

8. Well said.

[BobTheSubgenius]

4. I saw a piece of a Roman road in N England.

There was no automobile access to it, and it was pretty short - a quarter of a mile, at most - but it was still intact.

Those Romans knew how to build shit.

[sarge43]

5. That's interesting that the Roman had settlement that far west. n/t

[Ligyron]

9. My thoughts exactly.

Had no idea they gone over there that early even.

[sarge43]

14. Historians: Crap, back to the drawing boards n/t

[barbtries]

6. it is so cool

that after all this time, discoveries keep being made.

[Orrex]

10. The empire never ended.

[fierywoman]

11. But of course! The really interesting stuff about human beings and human civilization nearly

always comes from the wonderful Judi Lynn --THANK YOU !!!

[niyad]

12. Fascinating. Thank you so much for, sharing!

[mopinko]

13. they never beat the celts, tho.

had an italian bf for a while. he used to tell me that we didnt have anything they wanted or needed.
but the reason w have any of their writing is cuz the irish monks in the monasteries copied it all.