article_snippet.sent: Professor David Mattingly, an archaeologist and Roman historian at the University of Leicester said: ‘
article_snippet.sent: It would have been quite alien to people.
article_snippet.sent: We are very sure that horses were important at the time so that may have invoked a lot of interest back then.
article_snippet.sent: It’s a very interesting find.
article_snippet.sent: We thought We would be writing the history of Saltford from the Roman times to now.
article_snippet.sent: It’s absolutely fantastic.
article_snippet.sent: National Trust archaeologist Rachael Hall said whoever owned the cache was probably a wealthy and influential figure. '
article_snippet.sent: The situation of the cave can’t be ignored either.
article_snippet.sent: Could The situation of the cave have been a sacred place to the Late Iron Age peoples that was taboo to enter in everyday life, making The situation of the cave a safe place that would ensure that person’s valuables were protected?'