Archaeology breakthrough reveals Britain's first Roman capital was cosmopolitan hotspot

“Archaeology breakthrough reveals Britain's first Roman capital was cosmopolitan hotspot”

Britain's first Roman capital could have been a cosmopolitan hub, a team of scientists at Durham University has found, after conducting groundbreaking research. In their study, the group found a major obstacle: they had to find a way to extract biographical details from cremated Roman bones, a feat long considered near-impossible due to the extreme heat of ancient funeral pyres. Their study examined remains from 22 burials in Colchester, Essex, known to the Romans as Camulodunum, which served…