View of the possible mining pits looking due north [Credit: University of Exeter]
Archaeologists bring discovered a Roman route as well as possible ancient mine during excavations inwards Cornwall equally they function to abide by to a greater extent than most the history of the county.
Experts volition behave out farther analysis of the previously-unknown serial of deep pits, which are connected past times arched tunnels. It is probable to live on notwithstanding about other mine worked many hundreds of years agone when this surface area of South East Cornwall as well as West Devon was famed for having about of the richest mineral deposits inwards the world.
Archaeologists from the University of Exeter as well as local volunteers bring been digging for the past times calendar month nigh to the site of a previously-found Roman fort at Calstock, inwards the Tamar Valley. This year’s earthworks has focused on an surface area exterior the fort’s westward gate, which was at the front end of the fort, originally facing hostile territory.
As good equally the possible mine they bring discovered a Roman road, which would bring served regular armed forces traffic inwards as well as out of the fort. The earthworks has revealed a rare glimpse of timber-built Roman armed forces buildings constructed exterior of the fort, equally good equally a serial of rubbish as well as cess pits, indicating that the Roman regular army was equally good active exterior of the fort’s defences.
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