The remains of what is believed to be a Roman port have been uncovered on land behind a woman's home in Brough, East Yorkshire. Archaeologists reported finding evidence of 12 buildings beneath a paddock close to the Humber estuary.
Melanie Stanford, who owns the land, stated she was surprised by the scale of the Roman settlement. Dr Peter Halkon, site director for the Petuaria ReVisited Project, said the town was ideally located as a trading point with access to York and the European continent.
The buildings would likely have been used to store goods from ships, according to Dr Halkon. Other artefacts discovered at the site include pottery, animal bones, and oyster shells. Roman walls in the area have been known since the 1930s, with recent digs leading to discoveries such as a Roman forum and a theatre.