What new evidence was found?
Archaeologists found masonry walls from up to 6 buildings inside the fort,
separated by metalled alleyways. These were probably barrack blocks. They
also found evidence of at least two roads. They discovered the route of the
main north-south road (the via praetoria), which divided the fort in half
and then continued beyond the gates to connect the fort with the city
beyond.
What about finds?
There were very few finds from inside the fort, suggesting that it was kept
very clean and all rubbish was dumped outside. This means it's hard for
archaeologists to tell what individual buildings were used for.
Did they find anything exciting?
The most interesting new evidence was of earlier timber buildings which
were the same alignment as the stone fort. We know the stone fort was built
in AD120, but archaeologists weren't sure where soldiers lived before that.
Perhaps there may have been an earlier, wooden, fort on the same site.
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