Roman Villa Discovered in Wiltshire

***Valandil*** · 04-17-2016, 10:54 AM

Did anyone else see this? I find it interesting:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/...5wj?li=BBnbfcL

***Earniel*** · 04-17-2016, 02:16 PM

Interesting find. I wonder if they could turn to crowdfunding to pay for a full excavation and relocation.

That said I cannot think of a mosaic floor in good condition without thinking of the site of Zeugma in Turkey of which only a few mosaics were saved and most of the site now forever lost to a waterpower plant.

***Valandil*** · 04-17-2016, 07:37 PM

I don't know what the UK finances are like, but I would think they could come up with the funds for something like this. And if not the nation as a whole - maybe the Royals?

Butterbeer · 04-18-2016, 06:58 AM

The Royals doing it would get political I guess.

Besides it seems the main thing is just at the moment
Mr Irwin rather prefers his lawn unspoilt.

Can't blame him , looks a lovely quiet country house.
One, ironically, for the future this

It'll get excavated one day I'd imagine

Btw do you recall the Saxon hoard a few years back?
In Staffordshire? There's talk now of making a giant Saxon warrior statue..
Larger than the statue of liberty!!

***Earniel*** · 04-23-2016, 03:35 PM

The Royals never expressed an interest in archaeology before, I doubt they'd pitch in.

You can re-grown grass after a dig, so that shouldn't be a problem. But something like this should probably be done by specialists so I can understand preferring to wait. It's not going anywhere in the meantime.

The Staffordshire hoard? Oh yes, mindblowing thing. I'm always a bit jealous about that, we get only small silver hoards around here, never gold and never quite as exquisite as that. (I am a big fan of saxon cloisonné jewelry. Sooo pretty.)

But hey, we do have more Roman villas! (maybe not all with pretty mosaics but who's counting?)

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04-17-2016, 07:37 PM	#3
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	I don't know what the UK finances are like, but I would think they could come up with the funds for something like this. And if not the nation as a whole - maybe the Royals? __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

04-17-2016, 02:16 PM	#2
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Interesting find. I wonder if they could turn to crowdfunding to pay for a full excavation and relocation. That said I cannot think of a mosaic floor in good condition without thinking of the site of Zeugma in Turkey of which only a few mosaics were saved and most of the site now forever lost to a waterpower plant.

04-18-2016, 06:58 AM	#4
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	The Royals doing it would get political I guess. Besides it seems the main thing is just at the moment Mr Irwin rather prefers his lawn unspoilt. Can't blame him , looks a lovely quiet country house. One, ironically, for the future this It'll get excavated one day I'd imagine Btw do you recall the Saxon hoard a few years back? In Staffordshire? There's talk now of making a giant Saxon warrior statue.. Larger than the statue of liberty!!

04-23-2016, 03:35 PM	#5
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	The Royals never expressed an interest in archaeology before, I doubt they'd pitch in. You can re-grown grass after a dig, so that shouldn't be a problem. But something like this should probably be done by specialists so I can understand preferring to wait. It's not going anywhere in the meantime. The Staffordshire hoard? Oh yes, mindblowing thing. I'm always a bit jealous about that, we get only small silver hoards around here, never gold and never quite as exquisite as that. (I am a big fan of saxon cloisonné jewelry. Sooo pretty.) But hey, we do have more Roman villas! (maybe not all with pretty mosaics but who's counting?)