09-13-2020, 10:37 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-54031373
A dig has revealed "one of the largest" temple buildings in Roman Britain.
The 2nd Century temple site at Caistor St Edmund, near Norwich, has been known about since 1957, but its true scale has only just emerged.
It was built by the Iceni tribe, best known for their leader Boudicca who rebelled against the Romans in AD61.
Archaeologist Prof Will Bowden said its size, 20m by 20m (65ft by 65ft), showed "how important this cult was to the Iceni".
The community archaeology group Caistor Roman Project spent three weeks at the temple site in 2019, working in partnership with the University of Nottingham.
Well, given the significance of this site at the time, and the fact that it has been known about for over 60 years, I'm surprised it's taken this long to do a dig!
It sounds as though not a lot is known about the site yet; for example, we don't even know which gods were worshipped there. Let's hope the dig can find some clues.
A dig has revealed "one of the largest" temple buildings in Roman Britain.
The 2nd Century temple site at Caistor St Edmund, near Norwich, has been known about since 1957, but its true scale has only just emerged.
It was built by the Iceni tribe, best known for their leader Boudicca who rebelled against the Romans in AD61.
Archaeologist Prof Will Bowden said its size, 20m by 20m (65ft by 65ft), showed "how important this cult was to the Iceni".
The community archaeology group Caistor Roman Project spent three weeks at the temple site in 2019, working in partnership with the University of Nottingham.
Well, given the significance of this site at the time, and the fact that it has been known about for over 60 years, I'm surprised it's taken this long to do a dig!
It sounds as though not a lot is known about the site yet; for example, we don't even know which gods were worshipped there. Let's hope the dig can find some clues.
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