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For two weeks in September 2025, archaeologists worked side by side with members of the public and volunteers to peel back layers of history in three trenches and several test pits to reveal an Iron Age roundhouse, a Roman industrial complex, and the shrine where an incense bowl was found.
The two weeks were packed with amazing finds. Participants helped uncover a range of artefacts that bring texture to the lives lived here almost two millennia ago.
Along with the incense bowl, there was a decorative metal acorn believed to be from an item of Roman furniture, probably a small box. A ceramic candlestick, found within an industrial enclosure but indicating that a domestic building was also likely to be on the site. And a metal handle believed to come from a helmet, a tantalising link to the early military presence in the County.
Together, these finds show that these areas of Attingham Estate were more than farmland on the city’s doorstep. It was a lived-in, worked, and sacred space, connected to wider networks of belief, trade, and military life.
The Attingham Unearthed - The Finds exhibition gives visitors the chance to get up close to what came out of the ground and find out about the story of Roman habitation within the Wroxeter area plus what came before them.
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