Cotswolds Iron Age Roman settlement discovered after rare swords found

Rare sword find leads to discovery of Roman-era settlement in England

Archaeological excavations have revealed an extensive settlement dating from the Early-Middle Iron Age through to the first and second centuries AD during the Roman period.

Archaeology breakthrough as iron age settlement unearthed in Britain after swords were found hidden in Roman courtyard

An Iron Age Roman settlement has been uncovered by archaeologists in Gloucestershire.The excavation, near to the Costwolds village of Willersery, has revealed what could be evidence of a Roman villa.The dig follows the discovery of two iron Roman cavalry swords at the site two years ago during a metal detecting rally.The historic weapons were found by Glenn Manning during what was only his second time using a metal detector.He said: “Finding two…

Cotswolds Iron Age Roman settlement discovered after rare swords found

An Iron Age Roman settlement has been discovered in the Cotswolds after two rare swords were found.