Ancient settlements from Roman times and the Iron Age have been found by the side of a major road development.
Archaeologists were called in to survey the A66 in North Yorkshire to ensure nothing valuable would be destroyed.
Their work has now uncovered the remains of a roundhouse, square buildings, ditches and pits by the Melsonby crossroads, by Scotch Corner.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Ancient homes found in road dig