Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of Roman, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements in Essex, southern England, in findings described as “incredibly fascinating.”
The settlements, discovered during excavations before a planned water pipeline was laid, provide a “real picture into what ordinary people’s lives were like,” Benjamin Sleep, a senior archaeology and heritage consultant at Stantec – the company employed to oversee the archaeological element of the scheme – told CNN Tuesday. Evidence suggests that there was Late Bronze Age activity in the area, dating back roughly 3,000 years, Sleep said.
“These things tend to melt into one another in the archaeological records, which shows there’s continuity there.” This pottery from northern France, or Gaul as it was known in Roman times, also highlights the level of international trade present at the time, even in the countryside and not just in port cities, he added. Archaeologists excavated 14 areas across the 19.5-kilometer pipeline.
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