Archaeologists find broken altar stone in cathedral gardens they say was likely used as private shrine or cult room
The Normans began construction more than 900 years ago on the building that would become
Mathew Morris, who led the dig, said the discovery of the Roman altar – the first to be found in Leicester – was “amazing”.
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