Some artefacts found on the site of a former Roman settlement are more than 2,000 years-old.
By George Torr & Jack Tymon"Hundreds" of Roman artefacts have been found in a dig on the site of a former settlement in Derby.
Archaeologists confirmed pottery had been found in the dig with some pieces dating back further than Roman times. Tim Cobbles from Archaeological Surveys WYAS said the team found "hundreds" of Roman pottery pieces but also found something more surprising."We think we've found an Iron Age ditch with some pottery in it - that's quite a bit older than the Roman pieces," he said.George Charnley-Shaw one of the archaeologists, said: "Through these everyday objects, I love to imagine the people using them and what this landscape would've looked like back then.
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