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Norfolk Wind Farm Dig Uncovers Roman Villa and 'Norfolk Nessie"

14+ hour, 15+ min ago  (228+ words) Energy company RWE, which is leading the Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm projects, commissioned Headland Archaeology to survey the route ahead of cable-laying. What began as a standard pre-construction procedure quickly became a major archaeological endeavor. Initial magnetometry surveys conducted…...

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Meteorologist Emily Merz's Saturday Forecast

9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (73+ words) WBAY Meteorologist Emily Merz's Saturday Forecast DNR says strong wind likely played role in fish kill at North Bay Shore County Park Toddler shot after sibling found gun in car, Fond du Lac Sheriff says Pinwheel display in Green Bay…...

Artnet News
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Large Roman Villa Uncovered in the U. K. During Wind Farm Survey

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (259+ words) The structure boasted a bathhouse and a number of ancillary buildings. by" Richard Whiddington April 10, 2026 Share Share This Article Archaeologists in the U. K. have uncovered the remains of a previously unknown Roman villa during ground survey work ahead of cable-laying for…...

Smithsonian Magazine
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Archaeologists Didn't Expect to Find Anything at This Site in England. Then, They Stumbled Upon a Roman Villa and a Bronze Artifact Dubbed 'Norfolk Nessie"

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (347+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Meilan Solly - Senior Associate Digital Editor, History In a statement shared with Smithsonian magazine, RWE, the energy company leading the wind farm projects, notes that the site "was both wealthy and long-lived, with occupation spanning from…...

East Devon News
eastdevonnews. co. uk > 04/07/2026 > roman-archaeology-in-exeter-plans-for-300-flats-on-old-car-park-mary-arches-street

Plans for 300 flats on 'relatively undisturbed' Roman archaeology site in Exeter

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (567+ words) This site represents one of the largest areas of relatively undisturbed Roman archaeology in Exeter" " Experts fear building 300 flats on an old multi-storey car park will result in a total wipe-out of all traces of important city history within the…...

Daily Record
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Roman villa and 'Norfolk Nessie' discovered during dig for wind farm cables

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (699+ words) A Roman vessel handle, affectionately named the 'Norfolk Nessie', found during the excavations for a wind farm. (Image: Newsquest / SWNS) A Roman villa and an artefact dubbed the 'Norfolk Nessie' have been unearthed by archaeologists on land being dug for…...

Mail Online
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Farming the Roman way: 1, 800-year-old farm building had a bathhouse!

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (566+ words) At over 120ft long at its longest point and with an attractive covered porch and even a bathhouse, this is no ordinary farmhouse. But then this was farming, Roman style, almost 2, 000 years ago. The remains of the massive villa were discovered…...

St. Cloud Live
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Stray sprinkles tonight ahead of a brief cool down to start the week

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (28+ words) St. Cloud Live Stray sprinkles tonight ahead of a brief cool down to start the week...

Nation. Cymru
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National census launched to map Wales" chapel heritage

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (569+ words) A major new national census of Nonconformist chapels across Wales has been launched, in a bid to build the most comprehensive picture in over a century of their condition, use and future. The survey, led by the Royal Commission on…...

Eastern Daily Press
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Roman villa and two 'lost villages' unearthed on wind farm cable route

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (755+ words) A Roman villa - along with an artefact dubbed the 'Norfolk Nessie' and two 'lost villages' - have been unearthed by archaeologists digging on the route of cables for the county's offshore wind farms. The surprise discovery of the villa, on fields…...