A SHOCKING discovery has been made just yards from the car park burial site of King Richard III. Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman shrine next to Leicester Cathedral, a stone’s throw away…
A Roman shrine has been discovered yards away from the burial site where King Richard III was found in 2012University of Leicester Archaeological Services believe this site was used to worship gods and goddessesThe discovery was made during the excavation of a former graveyard, and restoration of the Grade-II listed cathedral - a £12.7 million operation.
A team from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services uncovered the base of an altar stone, which has led to the theory this site was used to worship gods and goddesses.: “Given the combination of a subterranean structure with painted walls and the altar we have found, one interpretation, which seemed to grow in strength as we excavated more, could be that this was a room linked with the worship of a god or gods.
"What we’re likely looking at here is a private place of worship, either a family shrine or a cult room where a small group of individuals shared in private worship.
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