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around AD 410, some residents seem to have remained, but violence seems to have taken root. Archaeological evidence of chaos and piratical raids on the few citizens who remained resident in the 440s include the finding of a young girl's severed head in an oven in
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Britain in AD 43 and there is evidence that their military road, the
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A hoard of 30,000 silver coins, one of the largest discovered in
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Annette. "The Frontier Zone and the Siege of Mount Badon: A Review of the Evidence for their Location". Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society 1990, vol.134.
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The Roman Baths themselves, though some lie below 18th century stonework. Of particular note is the original Roman Great Bath still lead-lined and fed by the sacred spring through Roman lead pipes.
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area of modern Bath. Not far from the crossing point of their road, they would have been attracted by the large natural hot spring which had been a shrine of the
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and encouraged her worship. The similarities between
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and its urban life declined. However, while the great suite of baths fell into disrepair, some use of the hot springs continued. After the
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