The Roman Chamber

Early excavations did not employ the discipline of modern digs, and nothing but the larger finds were recorded. Only in 1890 did science take a firm grip, and it was in this year that the chief archaeologist, Professor Boyd Dawkins, coined the name 'Roman Chamber', the bulk of the unearthed items dating from that period.

Most of the Cavern's archaeological treasures were found here during an extensive dig in the 1980s. Chiefly Samian ware from the Roman era, there were also some Iron Age remains, including human bones, along with items from the Bronze Age and Neolithic periods. The markers from the dig have been left in situ, and a cross section of the finds can be viewed in the Visitor Centre.
See also Archaeology