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Title: Wooden Roman figure found at Twyford during HS2 dig
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jan 13, 2022, 07:29 AM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59972275

this gift keeps giving....

Title: Re: Wooden Roman figure found at Twyford during HS2 dig
Post by: Erpingham on Jan 13, 2022, 10:47 AM

Quote from: Holly on Jan 13, 2022, 07:29 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59972275

this gift keeps giving....

You have remembered it is a major transport infrastructure scheme and the archaeology is just an incidental consequence, right?

Title: Re: Wooden Roman figure found at Twyford during HS2 dig
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jan 13, 2022, 11:44 AM

the other way around surely ;D

Title: Re: Wooden Roman figure found at Twyford during HS2 dig
Post by: Mark G on Jan 13, 2022, 01:05 PM

Especially as the construction scheme keeps being reduced

Title: Re: Wooden Roman figure found at Twyford during HS2 dig
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jan 13, 2022, 01:38 PM

rather expensive way of funding digs but if the shit fits....wear it

Title: Re: Wooden Roman figure found at Twyford during HS2 dig
Post by: DBS on Jan 13, 2022, 04:30 PM

Quote from: Holly on Jan 13, 2022, 01:38 PM
rather expensive way of funding digs but if the shit fits....wear it

Have they found coprolites as well, then?

Title: Re: Wooden Roman figure found at Twyford during HS2 dig
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jan 13, 2022, 06:58 PM

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