Lunchtime Talk: Finds from the Frontier: New discoveries from the Roman fort at Brecon

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A recently discovered assemblage, comprising hundreds of important finds of Roman date, together with a few highly-significant late Iron Age artefacts were recovered from the vicinity of the Roman Fort near Brecon, Powys.

This talk will highlight some of these remarkable finds and examine what they can add to our understanding of Brecon Gaer fort and Roman Wales.

The finds were reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme in Wales and are being studied in collaboration with Cardiff University.

The collection includes a rich array of military fittings and fixtures but also personal and domestic items.

Altogether they have the potential to provide rare glimpses into the conquest and Roman occupation of Wales at the end of the first century AD.

Joe Lewis is a post-graduate archaeology student studying at Cardiff University