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A428 roadworks reveal Roman 鈥榝ailure鈥

The discovery was made near the Black Cat Roundabout in Bedfordshire. Wooden remains of two Roman wells - one of which had collapsed before it could even be used - have revealed what archaeologists describe as 鈥渁 failure of Roman engineering on an industrial scale鈥. The dig has been taking place as work continues on between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet and roundabouts. Natalie Malcolm hears what the finds can tell us about problem solving 2000 years ago.

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