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LEFT This year the Caistor Roman Project’s ‘Temple Field’ excavations have primarily focused on an enigmatic ‘auxiliary building’ close to a Roman temple. This photo shows its north west corner, which has been extensively robbed probably indicating that the most desirable building materials were used on the corners.

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The ‘Priest’s House’: excavating an enigmatic Roman structure at Caistor St Edmund

Ongoing excavations by the Caistor Roman Project are shedding light on an enigmatic structure that once stood close to a temple built outside the walled town of Venta Icenorum, near Norwich. CA Editor Carly Hilts visited the site and spoke to Will Bowden about the latest finds.