Iron Age Settlement and Roman Villa Unearthed in England

Feb 17, 2021

A team of archaeologists from DigVentures has uncovered the remains of at least 15 roundhouses dating from 400 to 100 BCE and the remains of a large Roman villa built over the abandoned homes in the late 3rd to early 4th century CE.

The Iron Age settlement and the Roman villa lie in the protective shadow of Wittenham Clumps, about 50 miles west of London — the site of an Iron Age hillfort on the banks of the River Thames.

Exactly where the people who used the hillfort actually lived had remained uncertain, but the DigVentures archaeologists believe they now have an answer.

“Given how close we are to the hillfort, it’s not surprising that there’s a settlement here — it’s the sheer scale of it that’s impressive,” said Chris Casswell, head of fieldwork at DigVentures.

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