Discovered the statue of the 1800-year-old Roman goddess

The head of a stone figurine of a Roman goddess was excavated by archaeologists at South Shields, England. The face of the statue is identified as the goddess Brigantia, once worshiped by the inhabitants of the Tyne River and buried for the past 1800 years.

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The artifact was discovered by a volunteer of the WallQuest community archaeological project at the Arbeia Roman fort located in the northeastern British town.

The eyes, nose, mouth and hairstyles of the statues are all beautifully carved, and on the face of the statue there are traces of pink paint and red paint on the environment.

On top of the statue is a crown, carved into a wall form with details of the weapon, symbol of the protection of the goddess Brigantia.

Brigantia is the goddess of the Brigante tribe , who once lived in northeastern England today. In 1731, a statue of Brigantia was also found near Dumfries, south of Scotland.

Evidence of worshiping this goddess in South Shields was also found in 1895, which was an altar dedicated to this goddess, only about 100 meters from the place where the new find was discovered.

The head of the statue of the goddess found in an ancient canal, was filled in 208 AD to pave the way for the expansion of the Roman fort. The canal became part of the foundation of Hadrian's Wall.

'It seems that the temple was destroyed during the expansion of the fortress, and the statue was broken ,' said Nick Hodgson, WallQuest project manager.

This newly discovered relic will be on display at the Arbeia museum in the spring after undergoing conservation treatment.