Roman shops unearthed in Wales

The shop buildings used by the Romans in ancient Britain were uncovered by archeologists in fields at Monmouthshire, South Wales.

It is now just a country village called Caerwent but then was known as Venta Silurum - one of 15 major towns in Britain at the time. . .

A villa with painted walls and mosaic floors among the other finds also points to the town being home to wealthy Romans in the 3rd Century, when Venta Silurum boomed.

Archeologist Tom Scott described the 44-acre site as "beautifully preserved".

He said: "Discovering the shop buildings and the villa, it seems as if people lived here in some style. . . the site appealed to us as it is one of the best preserved Roman towns in the UK".

Posted by David on July 2, 2008 3:21 PM