In what is now South Northamptonshire, England in the United Kingdom, archaeologists have discovered the remarkably well-preserved remains of an Iron Age village that developed into a bustling ancient Roman trading town — an archaeological gem with more than 300 Roman coins, glass vessels, and water wells.

According to about 80 archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) Headland Infrastructure, who spent the past year excavating the site in preparation for the building of HS2, a new high speed railway, the ancient hotspot, known as Blackgrounds for its black soil, has an abundance of ancient artefacts and structures spanning different time periods, including depictions of deities and Roman game pieces.