Viggen Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 A lost Roman palace lies beneath a forgotten wartime bunker in York and could contain priceless treasures, according to a leading archaeologist. Paul Bidwell, who is an expert in reconstructing Roman remains, has spent a year studying sites in York in preparation for a major exhibition on Emperor Constantine which opens in the city's Yorkshire Museum at the end of this month. full article at YorkshirePost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 (edited) It has long been conjectured that this particular site is the most potentially rewarding dig area in the city -the ground levels in York have shifted dramatically since its long period of Roman prosperity (as a continental trading entrepot) , heavy silting overwhelmed the port facilities and it is this depth of materiel that might now prove a blessing in preserving and entombing artefacts. I will be visiting the exhibition and wil report back to the forum. If you go to my Eboracum album in the gallery, check the "reversed postcrd" photo ( 4th in the sequence) -the green area I mention in the comments is the site in question.I have posted a shot of the Museum in question-quite attractive in its own right. Edited March 5, 2006 by Pertinax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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