Iron cauldron found in River Wear may be unique British river discovery, archaeologist says
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Pamela Bilalova
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An underwater archaeologist, Gary Bankhead, discovered an iron cauldron in the River Wear at Offerton, near Sunderland, next to a previously found Roman factory. The cauldron's shape suggests it dates to early medieval times, making it potentially the only cauldron ever found in a British river and the only one found in Northern England, marking it as an incredibly rare archaeological discovery.
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bskyIron cauldron found in River Wear may be unique British river discovery, archaeologist saysbbc.co.ukKey quotes
· 3 pulledThat makes it the only cauldron ever found in a river in the British Isles and it's the only one found in Northern England so it's incredibly rare
The finding was made in the River Wear at Offerton, near Sunderland, next to a large Roman factory which was discovered previously
its shape suggested it could date to early medieval times
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