Dig uncovers Roman invasion coast


	Dig uncovers Roman invasion coast

valann 47

10-2-2008 10:47 AM

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archaeological dig, medieval dock. kent, uk

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10-2-2008 3:30 PM

ramsesemerson

Cool!!!!!

10-2-2008 4:25 PM

ratilfar

I need to spend the next 10 years in England, at least!

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/07969611-f728-45b4-98be-9203812e901e/C07BD1CF-47D9-497A-8E2F-415600CCB3C8/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7648033.stm" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7648033.stm" style="font-size: 11px;">news.bbc.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7648033.stm"><P class="first"><B>An archaeological dig at a Kent fort has uncovered the coastline at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain in 43AD - two miles from today's shore.</B>
</P><P>The team was excavating a 295ft (90m) stretch of collapsed Roman wall, when they found a small medieval dock.
</P><P>English Heritage archaeologist Tony Wilmott said they then found a "hard surface", in a water-filled trench, which was the Roman beach.
</P><P>The dig was on previously untouched land at Richborough Roman Fort.
</P><P>Mr Wilmott said: "It is widely known that Richborough Roman Fort was the gateway to Roman Britain 2,000 years ago.
</P><P>"But what is really exciting is that we have actually found the Roman foreshore while digging in a deep trench alongside the remains of a Roman wall.
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