Archaeologists Uncovered Roman Statues With Some Wild Details

A team of archaeologists in England stare down at the ground, shocked by what they see. For years, they’ve been engaged in a colossal project, and now it seems that their efforts have borne fruit. In the dirt beneath their feet, a set of haunting figures gaze up at them. This is an image that will forever be scorched into their memories.

HS2

These archaeologists were called into action after a new rail line was given the green light. This is the HS2 route, which is set to connect London to more northerly English cities. The project has been dogged by problems and controversies, though: plans have been rewritten, spending has exceeded expectations, and strong opposition to the project has emerged.

Not smooth sailing

It would be a stretch to ever suggest the HS2 project has been smooth sailing, but one group of people has arguably benefited from it all. Because the rail line will cut through great tracts of English land, archaeologists were called upon to excavate areas identified as potentially being of special interest before any hidden artifacts that might be lurking underground were lost forever. In the end, the scale of these archaeological works has been unlike anything undertaken before.

Immense undertaking

Since 2018 no fewer than 1,000 archaeologists have been brought on board for this immense undertaking. It is, in fact, the biggest single archaeological initiative to ever take place across the United Kingdom, with experts deployed to more than 60 different sites along the planned route. Thankfully, these specialists haven’t been left disappointed.

Enlightening discoveries

The amazing discoveries made along the HS2 route are definitely befitting of an archaeological project of this scale. Light has been shed onto the history of Britain like never before, with more and more evidence emerging of how people have lived here through the centuries. But the astonishing figures in the ground the team announced in October 2021 might be the most extraordinary finds of all.