According to a statement issued by the University of Leicester, the costs to Leicester, England – Leicester – have provided a window of about 2,000 2,000 years in the city’s full history. Archaeological work is being done as part of the project by the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), aimed at renovation of the city’s central market square. The earliest discoveries included two well -protected Roman buildings, a rare Roman killen, and a newborn baby’s 1,900 -year -old burial. These results have offered new insights about domestic life and industry in the Roman city. The team also revealed layers of the Anglo -Saxon and the Middle Ages, including levels associated with the city’s first market. “It’s like a piece of archaeological cake,” said Gwen Speed, an archaeologist. “We can see multiple market levels, each represents a different generation and the market for 800 years.” Perhaps the most interesting is the remnants of a basement, once described as “a very unclean prison” once in the middle of the sixteenth century. The structure is believed to have been part of a civilian building called Gins Borough Chamber, which served as a place of judicial proceedings, mayor’s business, invitation, and events until it was demolished around 1748. The ongoing work has helped the development of historians and archaeologists to trace the development of important public squares and follow the evolution of the city.
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