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‘Rare’ ancient Roman item found buried under 1,800-year-old fence in Scotland. See it
Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an ...
Enormous shellfish pit is ‘remnants of Iron Age feast’
A MASSIVE pit containing around 20,000 bits of shellfish has been discovered on the Scottish island of Orkney.
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THE tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh was uncovered this month for the first time since Tutankhamun’s more than 100 years ago — and it was all thanks to a Scots archaeologist. Piers Litherland, from ...
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Experts Stumble on a Rare Roman-Era Bronze Brooch Hidden Under a Foundation Trench That Was Used for Household Protection
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Roman brooch 'buried to defend iron age house'
It would have arrived in Scotland at about the time the Roman ... in the area in the form of a Roman marching camp. An Iron Age settlement at the Curragh was situated at the top of a rocky plateau ...
Rare and beautiful Roman brooch buried in Scotland may have been 'battle trophy'
The brooch was popular among Roman military figures - and was found buried deep in the foundations of an Iron Age settlement in south west Scotland.
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‘Rare’ ancient Roman item found buried under 1,800-year-old fence in Scotland. See it
During the dig, archaeologists unearthed an Iron Age settlement dating back to the second century “when southern Scotland had slipped from the grasp of the Roman Empire,” the company said.