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Roman cavalry swords lead to discovery of Iron Age settlement and possible Roman villa in Gloucestershire (media.mstdn.social)
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Roman cavalry swords lead to discovery of Iron Age settlement and possible Roman villa in GloucestershireA recent archaeological discovery near Willersey, Gloucestershire, has uncovered an Early Iron Age to Roman-period settlement following the discovery by a novice metal detectorist of two extremely unusual Roman cavalry swords in March 2023...More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/07/romFollow @archaeology #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #romanbritain #ironage

Roman cavalry swords lead to discovery of Iron Age settlement and possible Roman villa in Gloucestershire A recent archaeological discovery near Willersey, Gloucestershire, has uncovered an Early Iron Age to Roman-period settlement following the discovery by a novice metal detectorist of two extremely unusual Roman cavalry swords in March 2023. Glenn Manning, who was participating in his second metal detecting rally, discovered the swords just one inch below the surface. X-rays performed at Historic England‘s science laboratory in Fort Cumberland revealed that the swords were constructed differently. Both, known as spatha weapons, were used by Roman cavalry during the early second to third century CE and might have been intentionally buried to keep them out of the hands of the enemy, possibly during Saxon incursions...

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Oh, look at that smile ❤
Great find 😊

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