An archaeological dig has revealed what life was like in Great Yarmouth over a century ago.
Archaeologists have completed a dig at Beaconsfield Recreation Ground, unearthing a wealth of Victorian artefacts.
The team's findings have generated significant interest among archaeologists and historians eager to learn more about this part of social history.
The Beaconsfield was created in the 1890s with the reclamation of 18 acres of sand dunes.
The dunes were fenced off and levelled by the tipping of domestic waste, comprising ash, food waste, street sweepings and other rubbish, before a layer of turf was laid and the recreation ground was created in two phases.
Led by archaeologist Professor Tom Licence of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia (UEA), he said: “Through our painstaking excavation process, we were able to piece together a picture of Great Yarmouth more than a century ago and gain insights into people’s way of life.
"The artefacts we discovered provide a glimpse into daily life and what people ate and drank.”
A select group of artefacts showing the kinds of everyday items that were discarded in the 1890s have gone on show in an international exhibition which runs for a year at the House of European History Museum in Brussels.
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