How a detectorist’s unearthed Roman swords helped find Iron Age settlement - Two Roman cavalry swords found by a metal detectorist led to the discovery of a large settlement ...

Two rare Roman swords dating back to 160AD have been unearthed north of the Cotswolds by a metal detectorist. Glenn Manning found the cavalry swords and remnants of their wooden scabbards, along ...

Here’s how it works. Roman cavalry officers likely used the two swords about 1,800 years ago. (Image credit: Cotswold District Council) ...

An amateur metal detectorist's discovery of Roman cavalry swords led archaeologists to uncover a 2,000-year-old settlement in Gloucestershire, including a villa and building remains.

Two Roman cavalry swords have been discovered by passionate local metal detectorist Glenn Manning in the Cotswolds, England. They are almost 2,000 years old and were found alongside the remnants ...

The swords are thought to be cavalry weapons, intended for use on horseback, from almost 2,000 years ago. Only two other swords from the same time period have been found in the UK before.

Historic England then carried out geophysical surveys of the area where the swords were found, which revealed the possibility of extensive prehistoric, and Romano-British remains. Evidence of ...

Archaeologists have unearthed what could be a significant Iron Age Roman settlement, potentially including a Roman villa, following the discovery of rare cavalry swords in the Cotswolds.

Archaeologists have unearthed what could be a significant Iron Age Roman settlement, potentially including a Roman villa, following the discovery of rare cavalry swords in the Cotswolds. The ...