In their sixth year of excavation, archaeologists discovered incredibly preserved Roman artifacts in the Binchester site, known as England's "Pompeii of the North" located in Durham. The discovery revealed more than 400 years worth of Roman history and 10,000 artifacts, according to CBS News. These Roman treasures were revealed to be from the third century.
One of the more remarkable artifacts amongst the discovery being a silver ring, complete with a stone carving of two fish symbols and an anchor, used by pre-Constantine-era Christians, according to NBC News.
Archaeologists compared their findings to Italy's Pompeii because of the level of preservation. "It also means that mud doesn't get in, so all the metalwork finds are preserved as good as the day they were dropped, pretty much," said Sadie Watson, the site director from the Museum of London Archaeology, according to CBS News.
The site provides greater insight on the history of Roman culture. A number of artifacts, including an alter dedicated to Fortune, a Roman goddess and seven-foot tall bath house that showed markings of having previously been lavishly painted, according to The Daily Mail.
"There's so much to be assessed. I read an article saying their was 10,000 objects that had been discovered, which is really mind-blowing, really, really exciting. And from several centuries, so it's going to take years to sort out the chronology of all that material," said Susanna McFadden, assistant professor at Fordham University, according to CBS News.
"Our excavations have uncovered parts of one of the best preserved Roman buildings in Britain," Project Coordinator, Dr. David Petts said, according to The Daily Mail.
Guided tours will be taking place of the site and its findings this weekend.
