Students join dig at native hill fort site to unearth clues to Roman past
It's hoped an archaeological dig getting underway in the Borders this week will help unearth more clues about the region's rich Roman history.
University teams from home and abroad are involved in the project at a native hill fort site near Scott's View.
And any finds from the trenches at Bemersyde will go on display at an open event later this month.
The students from Edinburgh University and Bern, in Switzerland, are being supported by the team which manages the nearby Roman site at Newstead.
Rob Longworth is a Heritage Officer with the Trimontium Trust. He told Greatest Hits Radio: "The Romans were great at leaving all sorts of stuff behind - swords and face-masks and carved bits of stone; writing great annuals of their deeds. But the native story is a little bit more trickier to unpick.
"And so, by identifiying and investigating these sites which surround Trimontium, we can help add to the body of knowledge for the kind of local story."
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The dig - which is expected to last three weeks - will culminate with an open event on Sunday, June 25th, when the public can visit the site and speak to the archaeologists - with more details to be announced.
Before then, the Trimontium Trust is hosting a free family fun day at Abbey House Gardens in Melrose - opposite the town's abbey - this Saturday (June 17th) between 11am and 4pm. As well as Roman re-enactors, there will also be a treasure hunt and Roman coin-making, crafts and other activities.
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