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A Roman industrial site in Sunderland reveals the largest collection of whetstones in northwestern Europe, indicating a major tool-production hub.
A major Roman industrial site has been discovered along the River Wear in Offerton, near Sunderland, revealing the largest known collection of Roman whetstones in northwestern Europe.
Excavations by the Vedra Hylton Community Association and Durham University uncovered hundreds of whetstones, likely discarded during production, along with stone anchors, tools, and artifacts from later periods, including the Tudor era and English Civil Wars.
The site, dating from 104 to 238 AD, appears to be the first known location in Britain where stone was deliberately quarried for whetstone production, suggesting a significant industrial hub supplying tools across Roman Britain.
The findings, set to be featured on BBC Two’s Digging for Britain, extend the known history of human activity along the river by over 1,800 years.
Un sitio industrial romano en Sunderland revela la mayor colección de piedras de afilar en el noroeste de Europa, lo que indica un importante centro de producción de herramientas.