A woman's sandal imprint and a written name are found on Roman tiles dug up in Northamptonshire.
A written name and the imprint of a woman's sandal have been found on tiles recovered from a 3rd Century tile factory at Priors Hall Park, near Corby
Nick Gilmour, from Oxford Archaeology, said the marks showed it was "not clear cut" who the Roman workers were. The latest findings come from the analysis of recovered material, including six tonnes of discarded tiles which are now being recorded.The industrial site was used to make materials for building Roman villas
But these tile signatures were usually patterns and symbols which showed that workers were not high status.The latest findings come from the analysis of thousands of recovered tiles "The irony is the reason that we have got it is because it failed, it wasn't even vaguely flat and wasn't used on a villa or it wouldn't have been in the tile rubbish tip.Sara Palmer/BBCThe indentations on another tile are believed to be the imprint of nails on the bottom of a woman's sandal
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