Archaeologists uncovered hidden Roman villas and ancient artifacts under Attingham Estate, revealing new insights into Roman civilization in England.
A magnetometer survey of an English estate near a known buried Roman city revealed two previously undiscovered Roman villas outside of the city. The property is owned by England’s National Trust and houses the Attingham Estate in Shropshire. The discovery includes evidence of roads, helping form a fresh map of the ancient site.
With no evidence of warfare, the inhabitants managed cattle and sheep and, instead of pottery, used vessels of leather and wood. The Roman army first arrived in the late 40s AD and constructed a fort for the 14th legion south of Wroxeter. A decade later, that fort was replaced by a new one built less than a mile north.
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