New study debunks Roman massacre myth at Maiden Castle, Britain’s iconic ‘war cemetery’

A new archaeological report by Bournemouth University (BU) is redrafting one of the most important pages of British history. Long believed to be the location of a bloody massacre during the Roman conquest of Britain, the “war cemetery” at Maiden Castle in Dorset now appears to have a more complex—and less Roman-centered—story to tell. In […]

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