Ancient Roman Salthouse Discovered In England By Archaeologists

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The place where the mine was found is actually to become a wildlife area in order to protect the flora and fauna to offset any disturbance caused with the construction of the port.

Xavier Woodward, a spokesman for DP World, which is the global company behind the port development, confirmed a Roman salt roundhouse had been discovered.

"The find has not been classed as of national significance, but is of regional value," he said.

"It was discovered there was a Roman salthouse on the mudflats. The mudflats would be left covered in salt as tides went in and out and this would be collected and shipped to London. It was quite a valuable commodity at the time and a key industry for Essex," he added.

The place will soon be filled in and the seawall broken in order to make the wildlife wetland. It is to be noted that the port would be UK's first deep sea port. It is also considered as one of the most significant port development for 20 years in UK. Although planned to start in March, the work to dredge the estuary to make it deep for supertankers has not as yet begun.