KENT, ENGLAND—Remains of a Roman bath house, first discovered in the southeastern English village of Teston in 1872, eventually led to the uncovering of an entire villa 140 years later. After the initial discovery, it was not until 1991 that a sewer repair resulted in the discovery of more Roman artifacts and masonry. Last year, archaeologists dug survey pits, eventually identifying rooms, a 127-foot wall, parts of a floor mosaic, and the remains of windows belonging to the ancient villa.
A Roman Villa Is Uncovered in Kent
News June 24, 2013
Recommended Articles
Off the Grid September/October 2012
Aquincum, Hungary
Off the Grid July/August 2012
Pucará de Tilcara, Argentina
-
Features May/June 2013
Haunt of the Resurrection Men
A forgotten graveyard, the dawn of modern medicine, and the hard life in 19th-century London
(Private Collection/The Bridgeman Art Library) -
Features May/June 2013
The Kings of Kent
The surprising discovery of an Anglo-Saxon feasting hall in the village of Lyminge is offering a new view of the lives of these pagan kings
(Photo by William Laing, © University of Reading) -
Letter from Turkey May/June 2013
Anzac's Next Chapter
Archaeologists conduct the first-ever survey of the legendary WWI battlefield at Gallipoli
(Samir S. Patel) -
Artifacts May/June 2013
Ancient Near Eastern Figurines
Ceramic figurines were part of a cache of objects found at an Iron Age temple uncovered at the site of Tel Motza outside Jerusalem
(Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)