Dig Alderney is working on Longis Common, where an Iron Age Cemetery and a Roman settlement lie.
Archaeologists are working in two trenches which looked promising after a survey of the area was carried out last yearThe latest archaeological dig in Alderney has uncovered "a very large amount" of Roman pottery.
Dr Jason Monaghan, the secretary for Dig Alderney, said about 1,000 pieces of pottery had been discovered so far.Ten days in to the latest excavation no buildings have been found but a large amount of Roman material has been unearthed along with some Iron Age items "We've found probably a thousand pieces of Roman pottery so far, and we've also found some objects from the Iron Age, which obviously have kicked up into the Roman layers."Lt Gen Richard Cripwell said he found the different types of pottery being discovered "fascinating".He said: "There's a difference between what's of interest to me I suspect and the archaeologists, but we have found lots of pottery, different types of pottery, which I find fascinating.
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