Maryport Roman dig ends

An archeological dig in West Cumbria has ended after a successful eight week project.

Over 80 volunteers have helped uncover part of a Roman settlement in Maryport.

Kim Inglis has been to find out what happens to the artefacts that have been removed.

After eight weeks, an archeological dig in West Cumbria has ended.

Over 80 volunteers helped to investigate the site at Maryport.

The Site Director, John Zant, explains what will happen next:

An archeological dig in West Cumbria ends today after a successful eight week project.

Over 80 volunteers have helped uncover part of a Roman settlement in Maryport.

All the items that have been recovered will now be taken away to be assessed and analysed.

While the field will be restored to pasture, there's still a lot of work to be done.

Our region is steeped in history and an archeological dig in Maryport tells a fascinating story of how people lived in Roman times.

It's the excavation of the largest civilian settlement along the Hadrian's Wall frontier.

Volunteers and archaeologists are due to finish their work on the site at Maryport next week, and Lori Carnochan went along to see what they've found.

Archaeologists working on a Roman dig at Maryport say they are beginning to put together a complex story of one of the largest civilian settlements along the Hadrian's Wall frontier, between 100 and 300 AD.

New archeological evidence is provoking further questions at Maryport's Roman Settlement.

It is believed the site dates back to 300 AD and was home to a Roman fort and a harbour.

Recently recovered artefacts, such as jewellery and pottery, suggests that this was an area of trade with other parts of the Roman Empire.

It is hoped that digging further will give details about how people lived and the significance of Maryport in the Roman frontier.

The remains of a town dating back nearly 2,000 years have been uncovered near Maryport.

The site is near to a Roman Fort and although it's been explored before, a new archaeological dig is uncovering extra material to help explain life in the 2nd and 3rd centuries.

Volunteers are helping archeologists to unearth what's been lying undisturbed for almost two millennia.

Matthew Taylor reports:

A town dating back nearly 2,000 years has been uncovered near Maryport in Cumbria.

The site near to a Roman Fort has been explored before but a new archaeological dig has already uncovered extra material to help explain life in the 2nd and 3rd Centuries.

The dig will go on for the next two months. Local volunteers and people from outside the area are helping archeologists to unearth what's been lying undisturbed for two millennia.