Residents in Cardiff are helping dig for clues into what archaeologists believe could be an Iron Age settlement, hidden beneath their local park. The dig in Trelai Park, Ely, is half a mile from Caerau Hillfort, a heritage site of national significance.
Cardiff University archaeologists and the local community have previously discovered Neolithic, Iron Age, Roman and medieval origins at the Caerau Hillfort. Now a new dig at Trelai Park will zone in on an area of the park 200m south of Ely Roman Villa, a structure which was excavated 100 years ago.
The dig is being run by the Caerau and Ely Rediscovering (CAER) Heritage Project, a partnership between Cardiff University, Action in Caerau and Ely (ACE), local schools, people living in the area and heritage partners.
