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  • Ruins of bustling Roman town discovered in UK [South Northamptonshire, which may be just north of North Southamptonshire]

    02/06/2022 8:00:24 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 17 replies
    Live Science ^ | January 22, 2022 | Laura Geggel
    Archaeologists have uncovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of an Iron Age village that grew into a bustling ancient Roman trading town — an archaeological gem with more than 300 Roman coins, glass vessels and water wells — in what is now the district of South Northamptonshire, England in the United Kingdom.The ancient hotspot — known as Blackgrounds for its black soil — has an abundance of ancient artifacts and structures spanning different time periods, including depictions of deities and Roman game pieces, according to about 80 archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) Headland Infrastructure, who spent the past...