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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Archaeologists uncover Roman ‘service station’ during roadworks in Gloucester

An aerial view of buildings uncovered by an archaeological dig
The site was uncovered during the project to connect two dual carriageway sections of the A417 in Gloucester. Photograph: Oxford Cotswold Archaeology

At Gloucester services on the M5, travellers are resting and refuelling, taking a break from the demands of the road.

Just a few miles east, scores of archaeologists are completing a two-year project that has unearthed a forerunner of the site, a 2,000-year-old Roman take on the service station.

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