Bournemouth students uncover hundreds of Roman artefacts

Video. It's becoming one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of recent times in this country.

Students from Bournemouth University have been involved in a dig in the Dorset countryside near the village of Winterborne Kingston, which has so far uncovered a Roman villa, the skeletons of the people who lived there and hundreds of artefacts.

This weekend members of the public can go and visit the previously secret site to see for themselves what's been going on there.

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Martin Dowse spoke to Dr Miles Russell, a senior lecturer at Bournemouth University, archaeology student Libby Johnson and Paul Cheetham, a senior lecturer at Bournemouth University.

Hundreds of Roman artefacts have been uncovered by a group of Bournemouth University students taking part in a Roman dig.

The group have been involved in the project near the village of Winterborne Kingston.

So far, they have discovered a Roman villa and skeletons of the people who once lived there.

ITV Meridian spoke to Dr Miles Russell from Bournemouth University.