Archaeologists Dig Roman Dogs

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Bones of dozens of dogs offered to the gods in Roman times and unearthed in Ewell 30 years ago is an archeological find that has triggered further investigation. Leading archaeologists are in the village recovering the secrets of lost Roman shrines. The team of excavators, digging at Hatch Furlong on the Ewell bypass, is being led by Harvey Sheldon of Birkbeck College, University of London, and Jon Cotton of the Museum of London and president of the Epsom and Ewell Local History and Archaeology Society. "We are looking at one of the most mysterious aspects of life in Roman Ewell - the cult centres where offerings were made to native gods."

 

full article at Surrey Online