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Roman cemetery found near Enderby (UK)
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Excavations are continuing in Enderby (Leicestershire, UK) after the discovery of what is thought to be a small Roman rural cemetery.
The skeletons were found close to the former Fosse Way Roman road.
Archaeologists have also found bodies from the Iron Age at the same site, a silver Roman coin as well as items from the medieval period. Technorati Tags: cemetery, grave, skeleton, burial,Original article from http://romanarch.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#8497006853154292980
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