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Roman graveyard found in quarry

Archaeologists have unearthed a large Roman cemetery in a Gloucestershire gravel quarry.
More than 100 people are believed to have been buried at the site, near Fairford, which dates back 1,600 years.

It is thought the dead were interred according to their age, as children's bodies have been found in one area with adults in another section.

Read entire article at BBC