🏛️ Archaeologists Uncover Roman "Service Station" During Roadworks in Gloucester
A 2,000-year-old mutatio on Ermin Street
📋 Fast Facts
- Roman roadside settlement (mutatio) discovered during A417 roadworks near Gloucester
- Located on Ermin Street, a major Roman road connecting Gloucester and Cirencester
- Site dates to approximately 2,000 years ago during Roman Britain
- Hundreds of artifacts recovered including coins, pottery, animal bones, shoes, brooches, and personal items
During major roadworks on the A417 near Gloucester, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman roadside settlement that ...