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Title: Roman fort remains discovered under Exeter bus station Post by: grahame on September 27, 2019, 15:37:50 From "Britain Today" - the on board day newspaper of MV Aurora
Quote Exeter - the remains of a Roman fort have been unexpectedly discovered under Exeter Bus Station. Archaeologists have described the find, which occurred during redevelopment of the site, as "very important". A Roman ditch was first uncovered, with further excavations revealing two further ditches running parallel to each other. These belong to a new and previously unknown Roman military site, which was either a fort occupied by a military unit, or a defenced compound. Coins and local pottery made in the area for the military, aw well as fine Semian tableware imported from France, were also discovered. The find was made bu the Exeter office of Cotswold Archaeology, who are working with Kier Construction ahead of the construction of a new bus station and leisure complex. Title: Re: Roman fort remains discovered under Exeter bus station Post by: Bmblbzzz on September 27, 2019, 17:56:47 Inveniet quod quisque velit; non omnibus unum est, quod placet; hic spinas colligit, ille rosas.
Title: Re: Roman fort remains discovered under Exeter bus station Post by: eXPassenger on September 27, 2019, 17:57:53 The Guardian had a longer story:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/26/roman-fort-discovered-under-exeter-bus-station Title: Re: Roman fort remains discovered under Exeter bus station Post by: TonyK on September 27, 2019, 20:30:52 Inveniet quod quisque velit; non omnibus unum est, quod placet; hic spinas colligit, ille rosas. Sic Transit Gloria Swanson. Hic! This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |