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.
David Score, project manager for Oxford Archaeology, said: “We have found a remarkable burial pit.
“We have counted 45 skulls so far, these are in one section of the pit, and several torsos and leg bones in separate sections of the pit.
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