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Roman skeleton with sword found Barry, Wales


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I think the Roman presence in Wales is becoming more appreciated. There have been a few posts on Roman findings in Wales before.(See below.) Here’s a recent finding:

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The 1,700-year-old skeleton of a Roman mercenary has been unearthed next to a newly-built road in the Welsh countryside. 

Archaeologists discovered the mercenary buried with his sword alongside Iron Age farming tools, ancient burial sites, and the remnants of roundhouses.

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10676689/amp/Skeleton-Roman-mercenary-unearthed-Welsh-countryside.html

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60935927.amp

 

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