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  • Lost Roman port found in Wales [Caerleon]

    01/11/2020 11:45:53 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 20 replies
    Phys dot org ^ | August 24, 2011 | Cardiff University
    Uncovered outside the Roman fortress in Caerleon by a team of staff and students from the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, the port is only the second known from Roman Britain and sheds new light on Wales' role in Roman Britain. The well-preserved remains of the port are located on the banks of the River Usk just north of the city of Newport and include the main quay wall, as well as the landing stages and wharves where ships would have docked and unloaded their cargoes. The team made the find during their on-going excavations of the 'Lost City...