archaeology fieldwork New Roman graffiti found in project to record ancient quarry carvings | ITV News

New Roman graffiti has been discovered by experts recording carvings which were made centuries ago by soldiers quarrying stone to repair Hadrian’s Wall.

Inscriptions left by the Roman army at the remains of a quarry at Gelt Woods in Cumbria are being recorded before they are lost forever as a result of erosion of the soft sandstone in which they were made.

Archaeologists from Newcastle University are descending 30ft (9m) down the quarry face to record the “written rock of Gelt”, in a project funded by government agency Historic England.

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archaeology fieldwork New Roman graffiti found in project to record ancient quarry carvings | ITV News
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