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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Rod Minchin

EXPLAINED: Newly discovered settlement could unlock secrets of roman conquest - The Real Truth

Archaeologists have unearthed what could be a significant Iron Age Roman settlement, potentially including a Roman villa, following the discovery of rare cavalry swords in the Cotswolds.

The excavation near a Cotswolds village was prompted by the find of two iron Roman cavalry swords, possibly still bearing traces of their scabbards, two years ago.

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