 ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a 1,000-year-old timber roadway preserved in a peat bog in mid Wales. Tests on the wooden beams indicated that they date from between 900-1020. The digging team at the site in a farmer's field in Llancynfelyn, near Talybont, yesterday found even earlier remains believed to be Roman industrial workings. Gwilym Hughes, from Cambria Archaeology based in Llandeilo, said: "What makes this so special and almost unique is that it is so well preserved. "It is the oldest example of such a mediaeval trackway in Wales and possibly in Britain," he said. The track was discovered on the edge of Cors Fochno (Borth Bog) in an area of wetland. "It could be the original activity in the area dates to the Roman period and the track would link a Roman lead mine to the industrial activity near Talybont." Students from Birmingham university and lecturers from Lampeter university have also been working on the project for six days. The dig was started after farmer Dilwyn Jenkins discovered a timber box while creating a drainage ditch. The team will stage an open day at the site on Saturday between 11am and 4pm. Directions and more details of the event will be posted on Cambria Archaeology's website, www.acadat.com | 
