Roman villa discovered beneath field by a garden centre in Norfolk

Landowner, Peter Purdy, has been finding Roman relics on his family farm in Aylsham since he was a lad. Norwich Castle Museum confirmed that the bits of pottery and coins were in fact from an ancient civilisation and he's finally raised enough money to excavate some of the land.

Archaeologists from Britannia Archaeology scanned the field and discovered ancient kilns and pottery. Using up to 60 local people as volunteers they are busy digging them all up.

Peter and the team hope to raise enough money to excavate the whole 30 acres. It could take decades.

See Kate Prout's report here