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Skeletons from Roman era found Gloucestershire


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During work on a new stadium in Gloucestershire (Southwest England), ten skeletons and other artifacts thought to date from Roman Britain have been found.


 

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Adult male and female, and children's, remains were grouped together, which may indicate they were a family group, the team said

 

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We've excavated 10 burials and we think these date to the Roman period or post-Roman period. The coins in particular are very useful because they have different emperors on, which will give you quite a specific date," said osteoarchaeologist Ms Clough.”

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