I've just read about a roman mosaic being uncovered under a farmers field in Rutland. The man who found it said how amazing to uncover something not seen for 1700 years.
It just blows my mind how this can even happen - a posh villa stood there, then what? Did it fall into disrepair? How? Then it got covered by a field over time?? Would an area that was inhabited not naturally continue to be habited, how can generations gradually forget about a fancy mosaic nearby?
For some reason these things completely boggle my mind!