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Away from grand temples, a recycled Bronze Age burial mound became the focus of a Roman religious complex

The Romans were master engineers, building sprawling road networks, towering aqueducts and arenas across their empire. They were also good at recycling. New research has revealed that they turned the remains of a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age burial mound in Suffolk, England, into the center of a religi...

Away from grand temples, a recycled Bronze Age burial mound became the focus of a Roman religious complex
Image: Phys.org
The Romans were master engineers, building sprawling road networks, towering aqueducts and arenas across their empire. They were also good at recycling. New research has revealed that they turned the remains of a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age burial mound in Suffolk, England, into the center of a religious complex.

Originally published at Phys.org

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