'Pompeii of the North' is found at County Durham excavation site
'Pompeii of the North' is found at County Durham excavation site
Jul 22, 2014 07:44
By Ruth Lognonne
Archaeologists have unearthed the “Pompeii of the north" at a County Durham excavation site
Archaeologists at a North East Roman Fort have dubbed one of the country’s most exciting historical finds the “Pompeii of the north.”
Rubbish chucked away by the Romans 2,000 years ago has had the same effect as the ash of Vesuvius, preserving the world’s most intact bath house outside of Italy.
Excavations at Binchester, near Bishop Auckland, have unearthed artefacts dating back some 1,800 years and include one of the earliest pieces of evidence for Christianity in Roman Britain in the shape of a silver ring.
An inscribed altar dedicated to the Roman Goddess Fortune the Home-bringer, has also been discovered.
Due to the artefacts’ miraculous condition the haul has been nicknamed the region’s very own Pompeii by delighted archaeologists.
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