New details of Stoke Mandeville’s Roman busts
The sculptures could be representations of a family group from inside a Roman mausoleum.
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Roman sculptures unearthed in Stoke Mandeville
The busts appear to have been intentionally discarded: the adult ones were broken between the head and torso, perhaps before deposition, and only the head of the child survives.
‘Extraordinary’ Roman statues unearthed in Stoke Mandeville
Archaeologists now believe St Mary’s church was constructed directly over the demolished remains of a square Roman building – possibly a mausoleum.
Anglo-Saxon church and burials uncovered in Stoke Mandeville
The structure’s foundations contain reused roof tiles, possibly sourced from a Roman settlement on a hill to the east of the site
WATCH: Anglo-Saxon church uncovered in Stoke Mandeville
Archaeologists excavating the ruined St Mary’s Old Church in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, ahead of the construction of HS2 have discovered the remains of what is thought to be an Anglo-Saxon predecessor