Archive for June 12th, 2009
Mass Roman war grave found by 2012 Olympic road builders
A mass “war grave” containing the skulls of 45 people dating back to Roman times has been uncovered as work begins on a new road being built to a 2012 Olympic venue.
Archaeologists made the discovery while carrying out a dig on the site of the new £87 million relief road to Weymouth, Dorset – the sailing venue for the forthcoming games which was visited by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on Thursday.
The burial pit on nearby Ridgeway Hill has been found to contain various skeleton pieces including 45 skulls.
Stone circle in East Anglian village?
A QUALIFIED surveyor claims a picturesque village on the Essex/Suffolk border might boast the only proper stone circle outside the west of England.
For generations the sarcen stones at Alphamstone near Sudbury have been at the centre of hot debate as to whether they were ever part of a stone circle.
Invasion of the Viking women unearthed
