July
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/ 2023
Excavations in Cambridgeshire, England, recently produced evidence to suggest that Roman winemakers were active in the region in the first century, possibly as early as 43 AD. This was the time of Emperor Claudius’s invasion of the British Isles, an event which reduced the lands of the modern United Kingdom to occupied territory for nearly four centuries. Nevertheless, it would seem the Romans brought the secrets of grape growing and wine production to England, setting up Roman vineyards to produce this prized alcoholic beverage right from the start. Explorations in East England Unearth Roman Vineyard In anticipation of an upcoming highway expansion project, archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) have been exploring a massive area along the Bedfordshire
