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Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman ...

Archaeologists reveals how a rare enamelled Roman brooch provides insight into how the Britons of Ayrshire interacted with the Roman army ...