The 2,000-year-old fragment is found in an area not normally associated with the Romans.
Peter Reavill with Bob and Kate Best whose garden was the scene of a surprising findMore than 100 volunteers have been excavating in back gardens in what is thought to be the biggest community archaeology project ever carried out in Herefordshire.The event was organised to mark the 50th anniversary of the Weobley and District Local History Society.
"One of the very smallest finds out of all of the test beds is no bigger than my thumbnail, but it is a bit of Roman pottery, which is completely unexpected," he explained. "There isn't a major Roman site near Weobley and this piece of pottery indicates at least the Romans were here."The piece, thought to have come from a 2,000-year-old tankard, was discovered in the garden of Kate and Bob Best."Apparently you can tell it's Roman because it's like chalk, if you rub it across a hard surface, it leaves a sort of a chalk line.
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