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Roman funeral plaque unearthed

15:39, 02 March 2004

A TEAM of archaelogists in Canterbury has unearthed the only intact Roman funeral plaque ever to be discovered in the city.

It has been dug up on a construction site off Market Way owned by developer David Wilson Homes.

But on closer inspection, it was discovered there had also been a Roman burial there and a skull was found underneath.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust director Paul Bennett showed it to KM-fm...

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