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  • A 2,000-year-old wooden bridge that once linked England and Wales discovered

    09/04/2023 5:04:03 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 58 replies
    Arkeonews ^ | August 31, 2023 | Oğuz Büyükyıldırım
    Archaeologists have discovered evidence of Roman and Anglo-Saxon fortifications in the town of Chepstow in the United Kingdom. Surprisingly, however, the town was also home to an ancient bridge that connected England and Wales before the formation of the two countries.Archaeologists discovered the wooden structure while looking for evidence in the shadow of a 950-year-old Norman castle on a muddy bank on the Wye riverbank. Known as the gateway to Wales, Chepstow is a border town steeped in history.This wooden structure – believed to have been built by the Romans 2,000 years ago – was found preserved in mud following...