'Britain's first pre-Roman planned town' found near Reading (BBC)

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By Louise Ord
Assistant Producer, Digging for Britain

Archaeologists believe they have found the first pre-Roman planned town discovered in Britain.

It has been unearthed beneath the Roman town of Silchester or Calleva Atrebatum near modern Reading.

The Romans are often credited with bringing civilisation to Britain - including town planning.

But excavations have shown evidence of an Iron Age town built on a grid and signs inhabitants had access to imported wine and olive oil.

Prof Mike Fulford, an archaeologist at the University of Reading, said the people of Iron Age Silchester appear to have adopted an urbanised 'Roman' way of living, long before the Romans arrived.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14555449

[david_vincent]

1. Thanks for this

very, very cool.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. There's more to history than dead Graeco-Roman males. nt

:)

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. Well, of course civilization began with the Romans.

They wrote the histories.

[formercia]

4. Using Greek Slaves

for scribes.

[xchrom]

5. very cool. nt