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Experts say the villa is the most significant discovery of its kind in 10 years, and could have been home to a Roman emperor. From their research, archaeologists believe the villa had three-storey structures similar to those found at another Roman villa in Chedworth, Gloucester. This means there is reason to believe the villa belonged to a family of extraordinary wealth and importance. Experts also found hundreds of discarded oyster shells, a perfectly preserved Roman well and the stone coffin of a Roman child. Amazingly, the coffin had gone unnoticed and held flowers until it was identified. via Sky News