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Recently, in their sixth year of excavation, in Durham's Binchester site known as England's "Pompeii of the North" archaeologists found Roman artifacts. This showed more than 400 years of Roman history and 10,000 artifacts, according to CBS News. These Roman treasures were revealed to be from the third century.

Among the amazing discoveries was a silver ring, along with a stone carving of two fish symbols and an anchor, which was used by pre-Constantine-era Christians.

The finding's level of preservation is comparable to Italy's Pompeii, feel the archaeologists. "It also means that mud doesn't get in, so all the metalwork finds are preserved as good as the day they were dropped, pretty much," said Sadie Watson, the site director from the Museum of London Archaeology.

The site gives some fresh insights into Roman culture, with a number of artifacts, along with an altar dedicated to Fortune, a Roman goddess. There was also a seven-foot tall bath house, which seemed to have been lavishly painted, according to earlier times, said The Daily Mail.

"There's so much to be assessed. I read an article saying there were 10,000 objects that had been discovered, which is really mind-blowing, really, really exciting. And from several centuries, so it's going to take years to sort out the chronology of all that material," said Susanna McFadden, assistant professor at Fordham University.

"Our excavations have uncovered parts of one of the best preserved Roman buildings in Britain," Project Coordinator, Dr. David Petts said.

There will be a few organised tours of the site as well as the discoveries this weekend.