Evidence of defeated Iceni in Roman Britain

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The dig around the large Roman temple building in Britain at Caistor St Edmund, near Norwich continues to yield interesting finds. The defeated indigenous Iceni continued to interact with the Roman world around them after Boudica and her Iceni tribe were defeated in AD 60-61.
 

 

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Land next to a Roman temple was a busy cult pilgrimage site, where people buried objects in "bargains with the gods", a dig has found.

It was built by the Iceni, best known for their leader Boudicca, who rebelled against the Romans in AD61.

Complete pottery vessels, household grindstones made from imported lava, bone and bronze pins and dismembered animal bones have been uncovered, all deliberately deposited in the ground. 

But the "big story" of the latest finds is that the Roman town and temple were established at a site of local religious significance, according to the professor.

"We tend to think the Iceni disappear from history after the Boudiccan revolt but they are absolutely still here in Norfolk and using the new things they are getting from the Roman world, either in Roman ways or in ways to suit them," he said.

 

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-62677813

 

Here is a previous post on other recent excavations in the area.

 

 

Edited August 30, 2022 by guy