The discovery was “just incredible” and “something we couldn’t dream of”, said Harriet Eaton who runs a Young Archaeologist Club as part of her role as Heritage Education Officer for Neath Port Talbot council.<\/p>\n
“It would be fantastic if there was a community excavation here, [offering people] that hands on connection to the history unveiling beneath us,” she said.<\/p>\n
Margam Country Park is owned and run by the local council and was already an important historical site, with an Iron Age hillfort, the remains of a 12th Century abbey and an impressive Victorian castle as just some of its attractions.<\/p>\n
But the villa find helped fill “a big gap in our knowledge” about what was happening in Margam during the Roman period, according to park manager Michael Wynne.<\/p>\n
“It’s a really unusual find this far west and of such a significant size – it will really add to our knowledge of Welsh and local history,” he said, and mean “more visitors to Margam Park, to Neath Port Talbot and to Wales generally”.<\/p>\n
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