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Bamburgh Castle excavation unearths Romano-British roundhouse (www.bbc.co.uk)

by What a Find September 9, 2020, 4:56 pm

A chance excavation by archaeologists winding up a summer dig at Bamburgh Castle has unearthed a rare roundhouse dating back to the Romano-British period.

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