Article 3XHMD Roman coins found in Yorkshire revealed after years of secrecy

Roman coins found in Yorkshire revealed after years of secrecy

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Nazia Parveen north of England correspondent
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Detectorists who found silver treasure led archaeologists to high-status site in 2015

One of the earliest Roman settlements ever to be discovered in the Yorkshire region has been unearthed by a group of crowdfunded archaeologists.

The exact location of the high-status settlement has been kept a secret to protect it from night hawkers (illegal metal-detectorists) and looters, but archaeologists have described it as astounding.

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