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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Pat Hurst

Rare Roman sculptures unearthed in Cumbria

Two rare Roman head sculptures have been unearthed by volunteer archaeologists during a dig in Carlisle.

The sandstone artefacts, three times the size of human heads, were found during excavations of a huge Roman bathhouse close to Hadrian’s Wall in the city, once a northern outpost of Rome’s huge empire.

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