‘The Dawn of Britannia - The Weird and Wonderful Romans at Priors Hall, Corby’ by Paddy Lambert (Oxford Archaeology East).

This talk presents the preliminary results of the nationally significant archaeological and award-winning excavations undertaken by Oxford Archaeology East on the estate of a large Roman villa in Northamptonshire.

The incredible well-preserved remains included a Romano-British building site, a temple-mausoleum converted to a tile factory, various manufactories, a Roman road and much, much more! For lovers of the Roman world, it ranks amongst the most exciting and important Late Romano-British archaeology encountered from anywhere Roman Britain and it’s a journey not to be missed.

Paddy Lambert is a Project Officer at Oxford Archaeology East and specialises in the history and material culture of the Roman world. He ran the excavations.