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  • Roman stately home unearthed in Scarborough 'potential world first'

    04/18/2021 11:33:30 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 21 replies
    BBC ^ | April 15, 2021 | BBC Yorkshire
    A Roman villa unearthed on a building site has been described as potentially "the first of its kind" ever found.The remains of the large "stately home" and bath house were found on a site in Scarborough, in North Yorkshire.Historic England said the type of layout has "never been seen in Britain" and may be the first example "within the whole former Roman Empire"...The remains were discovered on the site of a new housing development being built in the Eastfield area of Scarborough.The excavations revealed a large complex of buildings, including a circular central room with a number of rooms leading...