Monday, January 19, 2015

Cemetery excavation unearths Roman artifacts

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An excavation at Luton’s Vale Cemetery in England has led to the discovery of a collection of Roman-era artifacts.


A draft report from Oxford Archaeology East, commissioned by Luton Borough Council, reveals that during excavation work carried out at the end of 2013 in the area of a proposed extension to the cemetery, archaeologists uncovered signs of at least three roundhouses along with enclosures, boundary ditches and various pits. The range of exciting material finds includes seven urned early Roman cremations, three brooches, a bath flask, a significant amount of Roman pottery and some Medieval pottery. The earliest evidence for occupation of the area dates back to the Neolithic and Bronze Age.


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Story: Luton Today | Photo: Luton Today



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