Roman hypocaust

Trench 7 is brimming with architectural remains, and the team is busy recovering the evidence.

Rosie has found a piece of roof tile

Angela and Emily have found some Roman nails

 

And there’s also a tile from a box flue. These hollow box-like tiles were set into walls to allow hot air from an underfloor hypocaust to heat the room walls… basically, it’s evidence of a Roman central-heating system!