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Following a carefully thought out plan, a long search and a lot of time and effort from the hunt committee and wider circle of hunt members, the Waikato Hunt...

A RECENT archaeological dig near the A417 that helped piece together Gloucestershire’s history will be featured on BBC Twos Digging for…

A RECENT archaeological dig near the A417 that helped piece together Gloucestershire’s history will be featured on BBC Twos Digging for…

The remains and items were found near the proposed A417 Missing Link route between Cirencester and Gloucester. An almost 2,000-year-old figurine depicting Cupid, the Roman God of love, pictured here, was discovered along with a bow-shaped brooch, and a Roman or early Saxon skeleton. Michael Goddard, Highways England Senior Project Manager for the A417, said: "The archaeology works we are undertaking along the A417 give us a significant insight into life on the site thousands of years ago,...

A rare Roman Cupid figurine was found among artefacts dug up by archaeologists carrying out survey work for the A417 Missing Link in Gloucestershire. The almost 2,000-year-old figurine depicting Cupid, the Roman God of love, pictured here, was discovered along with a bow-shaped brooch, and a Roman or early Saxon skeleton. The skeleton and artefacts were found along the proposed 3.4-mile stretch of the new A417 Missing Link route near Birdlip. Michael Goddard, Highways England Senior Pr...

12 February 2021 Made of solid bronze with wings and holding a flaming, the figurine was discovered in a deposit of charcoal and may have been an offering to the gods. The almost 2,000-year-old figurine depicting Cupid, the Roman God of love was discovered along with a bow-shaped brooch, and a Roman or early Saxon skeleton. The items were found along the proposed 3.4-mile stretch of the new A417 Missing Link route and go some way to showing what life in the area was like thousands of ye...

A417 Missing Link: Cupid figurine from Roman times found on route near Air Balloon roundabout The piece was discovered during survey work on the planned Gloucestershire bypass that will provide a full dual-carriageway link between the M4 at Swindon and the M5 at Gloucester The figurine of the Roman God, Cupid, is a rare find (Image: Highways England) GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we w...