Remains of one of the largest Roman villas ever unearthed in Britain have been accidentally discovered in the southern county of Wiltshire.
Workmen were laying an electricity cable underneath a back garden when they dug up some pieces of mosaic.
Archeologists now say the find is among the most significant ever made in the UK, and they call the 1800-year old site extraordinarily well preserved.
Luke Irwin is the owner of the house where the remains were discovered, and says at first local authorities didn't believe it.
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Luke Irwin is the owner of the house where the remains were discovered and says archeologists were stunned by the find.
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