Bedfordshire A428 dig: 'Hugely significant' Roman farm found

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-60158579

like buses....

[Jim Webster]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-60158579

like buses....

"Lead archaeologist Dr Steve Sherlock said: "What is particularly exciting is the site was initially established beside a substantial boundary ditch and we think this boundary was used to define perhaps a tribal area."

I'm trying to work out exactly why you would establish a farm along a political boundary (setting aside the Irish habit of having the same building in two countries to ease border paperwork)

In real terms it means you just halved the amount of land you have within walking distance. I'd suggest that the boundary ditch might have been a livestock handling/channelling feature to keep the livestock off the arable

Be interesting to see the site and ditch on a map to get context

[Anton]

That's an interesting question.  Some folk had a supra tribal remit-Druids, Craftsmen of whatever type-the Men of Arts.  Or maybe it's a statement of dominance over the far  side of the boundary?  Good find Dave.