Recent excavations in Bedfordshire have uncovered a Roman farm: The ancient farm was discovered during excavations near Tempsford in Bedfordshire The dig revealed two large round houses and a Roman pottery kiln, with a large number pots which failed during firing. Archaeologists also excavated a Roman oven used to dry grains and make malt for brewing and a number of higher status items beyond what they would have expected to discover at a farmstead in that part of Roman Britain.