Roman cavalry swords lead to discovery of Iron Age settlement and possible Roman villa in Gloucestershire

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...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/roman-cavalry-swords-iron-age-settlement-gloucestershire/

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