A Roman grave has been uncovered during building works at a school in Cheddar in Somerset.
Construction of the new IT block at the Kings of Wessex School was paused when the skeleton was found during digging of a gas main.
Experts believe it be of a man aged about 50, who was buried in a coffin and was probably a pagan.
County council archaeologist, Steven Membery, described the discovery as a "really significant find."
Archaeologists Find Tomb Under Roman Forum
Archaeologists digging beneath the Roman Forum have discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb that pre-dates the birth of ancient Rome by several hundred years.
State TV Thursday night showed an excavation team removing vases from the tomb, which resembled a deep well.
Archaeologists were excavating under the level of the ancient forum, a popular tourist site, when they dug up the tomb, which they suspect is part of an entire necropolis, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.
Actually, that second one is more interesting as it's from right before the traditional founding of Rome. Interesting to see if they find more and what sort of "culture" they're ascribed to. Not much in the article to suggest any cultural affiliation.
Update: Seek and ye shall find: Necropolis tomb hailed as milestone find
Archaeologists said Friday they have spied what appears to be the roof of another tomb in a 3000-year-old necropolis, the latest discovery about a little-known, hut-dwelling people who preceded the legendary founders of Rome by some three centuries.
Archaeologist Alessandro Delfino said the roof is just meters away from a tomb he discovered and dug up on Thursday that appears to date to about 1 000 BC. The location was under Caesar's Forum, which is part of the sprawling complex of Imperial Forums in the heart of modern Rome.
Still no indication of any culture with a name. Obviously some sort of hierarchical society there though based on the monumental tombs.