Archaeology in the News

[JonikW]

This has had a fair bit of media attention in the UK today, including Alice Roberts on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. BBC news report:

"New tests have confirmed a discovery which challenges the understanding of life in Britain after the Roman Empire.
In 2020, Britain's first known 5th Century mosaic was uncovered at Chedworth Roman Villa in Cheltenham.
New soil samples taken from underneath the mosaic revealed the tiles could not have been laid before 400AD.
Experts say this provides further evidence that sophisticated life at the manor had continued for decades after the country had entered the Dark Ages."

Must say, I personally would have been surprised if Roman culture hadn't continued into the fifth century in the West. I'm sure I'm not the only one here, but nice to see actual evidence of continuity.