Build houses, dig ancient towns 2,000 years

A construction site in England has become a huge archaeological site when workers accidentally hit a Roman town dating back to 43 AD.

A plot of land near the highway in Newington village (Kent county, England), an area of ​​about 18 acres (approximately 7.3 hectares) is planned to build 124 houses. However, the work was forced to pause because from the foundation excavation stage, the workers discovered strange antiques.

Some ancient Roman pottery has just been excavated - (photo: SWNS).

Archaeologists are invited to continue excavation. They gradually realized that what they found was not just an old house or a factory, but a small Roman town that was once very prosperous. It is estimated that the town dates back to 43 AD, in the first year the Romans invaded England and occupied it for 400 years thereafter.

Construction site of Roman town - (photo: SWNS).

This area includes many houses for production purposes, an ancient temple, many rare pottery and antique coins. Since then, they have been able to find an ancient 7-meter road, running from London to the Kent coast. This road passes through the newly unearthed old town, connecting the site with a temple and an ancient mansion and another date found in the area.

The temple, known as Watling Temple , is a typical Roman worship architecture, found in about 150 other archaeological sites scattered throughout England.

Dean Coles, president of Newington History Group, said: "We have evidence of a Roman burial site and an area once occupied by Rome. This excavation shows a place. Prosperous production in the heart of our village ".

The scale and quality of what excavated here is considered a treasure. Archaeologist Peter Cichy, who manages the excavation project, said they will need months of hard work. The ruins provide many special details about the life, production work, typical occupations of the Romans of that time. Many specimens will be transferred to the lab for analysis.

British archaeologists also decided to fill the town, preserving it in the old earth after a detailed survey, to yield to modern living space.