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In the vicinity of a hill fort site located at Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire, a team of archaeologists from DigVentures uncovered something unexpected and marvelous. While digging in anticipation of an upcoming construction project, unearthed a cornucopia of archaeological and historical treasures from two distinct eras, according to the DigVentures website. Amongst the find were remains from an Iron Age settlement and of a later Roman villa. Discovery of Iron Age Settlement Causes Excitement At the foundation of the excavation site, they discovered the clear and unmistakable outlines of 15 circular roundhouses that were apparently built sometime between 400 BC and 100 BC. They also discovered the now-empty footprint of a sprawling Roman villa, which had been constructed over the roundhouse