So far, the experts involved in the research have surmised that the building is a corridor villa with\u00a0two wings \u2013 one at the front with six rooms and another at the back with eight rooms \u2013 and a veranda, and is surrounded by fortifications. They also say that it was likely to have been ornately decorated with statues and mosaic floors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nImage: TerradatFootprint of the Roman villa discovered at Margam Country Park
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Dr Alex Langlands, co-director of Swansea University\u2019s Centre for Heritage Research and Training, said: \u2018This is an amazing discovery. We always thought that we\u2019d find something dating to the Romano- British period, but we never dreamed it would be so clearly articulated and with so much potential in terms of what it can tell us about the elusive first millennium AD here in South Wales.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018It is too early to speculate about the date range of the building, its architectural features, who constructed it, and how it fell out of use. But from the geophysical survey alone we can start to build hypotheses about how important this site could be and what it can tell us about Margam\u2019s long-term role in the social, cultural, and economic developments across the first millennium in Wales.\u2019<\/p>\n
For now, the priority is to conserve the site. Its exact location is being kept a secret to avoid it being disturbed by rogue metal detectorists. More survey work will be carried out and the organisations involved will\u00a0work to secure\u00a0funding for future excavation.\u00a0The findings of the project so far will be shared with the public in\u00a0detail at an open day at Margam Abbey Church on Sunday January 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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