Iphrojekthi ye-Uncovering Roman Carlisle ibilokhu yenza umsebenzi wokumba osekelwa umphakathi e-Carlisle Cricket Club, lapho abavubukuli base-Wardell Armstrong bathola indlu yokugezela yamaRoma ngo-2017.
Indlu yokugezela isendaweni yaseCarlisle e-Stanwix, eduze nenqaba yaseRoma yase-Uxelodunum (okusho “inqaba ephakeme”), eyaziwa nangokuthi yiPetriana. I-Uxeldunum yakhiwe ukuze ilawule amazwe asentshonalanga yeCarlisle yanamuhla, kanye nokuwela okubalulekile eMfuleni i-Edene.
Yayitholakala ngemuva komgoqo we-Hadrianic, uDonga lwakha izivikelo zalo ezisenyakatho kanye ne-eksisi ende ehambisana noDonga. Le nqaba yayiboshwe yi-Ala Petriana, ibutho lamasosha amahhashi angu-1,000, amalungu alo wonke anikezwe ubuzwe bamaRoma ngenxa yobuqhawe enkundleni.
Ukuvubukulwa kwangaphambilini kwendlu yokugezela kwembule amagumbi amaningana, i-hypocaust system, amapayipi amanzi e-terracotta, iphansi eliqinile, amathayela apendiwe, nezingcezwana zamabhodwe okupheka. Indlu yokugeza yayisetshenziswa amasosha ekuzijabuliseni nasekugezeni, lapho amasosha amaningana asezikhundleni eziphezulu noma izikhulu zaseRoma zalahlekelwa amatshe ayigugu aqoshiwe lapho egeza emanzini alo ashisayo, abe esephonswa emiseleni lapho amachibi ehlanzwa.
Amagugu aqoshiwe aziwa ngokuthi ama-intaglios futhi asukela ekupheleni kwekhulu lesi-2 noma ikhulu lesi-3 AD, okuhlanganisa i-amethiste ebonisa uVenus ephethe imbali noma isibuko, kanye nejaspi onsundu ngokubomvu ebonisa umuntu ophethe kahle.
Ekhuluma ne-Guardian, uFrank Giecco waseWardell Armstrong uthe: “Awuwatholi amagugu anjalo ezindaweni ezisezingeni eliphansi zamaRoma. Ngakho-ke, abayona into ebingagqokwa abampofu. Amanye ama-intaglios mancane, acishe abe ngu-5mm; 16mm iyona intaglio enkulu. Ubuciko bokuqopha izinto ezincane kangaka buyamangaza.”
Ukuvubukula kuphinde kwembule izikhonkwane zezinwele zabesifazane ezingaphezu kuka-40, ubuhlalu bengilazi obungu-35, umfanekiso weVenus wobumba, amathambo ezilwane, namathayili anezigxivizo zombuso, okubonisa ukuthi indlu yokugezela yayiyisakhiwo esikhulu esasisetshenziswa hhayi kuphela ibutho lase-Uxelodunum kodwa nayizicukuthwane zaseRoma. eduze nenqaba kanye nenqaba yaseLuguvalium, manje engaphansi kweCarlisle Castle.
