History: Iron Age village in Essex may have been burnt down by the Romans after the Boudiccan revolt
Archaeologists have dug up remains of an Iron Age village in Essex — one that may have been burnt by Roman forces in retaliation for the Boudiccan revolt of 61 AD. Experts from Oxford Archaeology East have revealed at least 17 roundhouses within a large defensive enclosure at Tye Green, Cressing, in the district of Braintree. … Read more