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Show I Rare Antiquarian Find. An unusual type of Roman villa has ' been unearthed on the site of the ancient an-cient Roman encampment in P.iilain at Caerwent. The remains have been found to be in an excellent state of preservation. A departure from the j conventional practice of the Romans In the desig.is of their residences, as revealed by previous excavations in that country, is the provision of extra rooms abnttois ou Uie four sides of I the courtyard. In the basements two j completely perfect heating devices or j hypocausts were found, together with the peculiar blue tiles utilized by the owners for conducting the heat from the stove in the basement and radiating radiat-ing it through the upper rooms of the dwelling. In the basement some ex-Qiiislte ex-Qiiislte speci'uens of Roman paving were unearthed. I |