When
excavation work started on Camp Farm adjacent to the Senhouse Museum
archaeologists believed they were looking at late Roman buildings. Their
recent find of four graves and what appears to be a church shows how
life evolved after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Site director Tony Wilmott said the find uncovered 'Maryport's missing centuries' and is of national significance.
The graves are believed to have been from the 5th or 6th century. The team to be able use the fragments of teeth and bone found buried to accurately date the site using carbon dating.
The graves are believed to have been from the 5th or 6th century. The team to be able use the fragments of teeth and bone found buried to accurately date the site using carbon dating.
