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Remains in Southwell 'could be Roman temple'


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Remains unearthed in Nottinghamshire could be an unknown Roman temple, archaeologists have claimed. Excavations on the Minster C of E School site in Southwell between September 2008 and May 2009 revealed walls, ditches and ornate stones. The team analysing the finds said the shape and quality of the remains suggest it could have been an important place of worship. This could mean Southwell enjoyed a high status Roman Britain, they added. A wall of large block masonry that was probably plastered and possibly painted, with a ditch that may have contained water, was possibly the boundary of a large temple...

 

...full article at the BBC

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