Archaeologists unearth Roman villa in English village

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London, Jan 15 : A team of archaeologists has unearthed a Roman villa in Sharnbrook ...

Archaeologists were able to confirm a grand villa complex once stood on the Colworth site and found evidence of high society, including coins, fragments of glass wine goblets and jewellery. ..

"The site is very unusual for north Bedfordshire, posing the question as to why such a significant Roman building should be placed in the middle of nowhere, miles from the nearest major Roman road," said Loyd Wix, who works at Colworth Science Park and was a co-founder of CAS.

Artifacts, including the only recorded find of a Roman false tooth made from a copper alloy, have been turning up around Colworth Science Park for the past century, but this is the first time a professional dig has been carried out ...

http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-75506.html

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1. the Branson of Brittania perhaps?