Stuart Wilson (born 8 February 1979) is an English archaeologist. He was born in

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. His main work has been related to

Trellech Trellech (occasionally spelt Trelech, Treleck or Trelleck; cy, Tryleg) is a village and parish in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales. Located south of Monmouth and north-north-west of Tintern, Trellech lies on a plateau above the Wye Valley on t ...

, a village in

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, south east

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. He believes he has discovered the ruins of the lost

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town of Trellech, at one time one of the largest settlements in

, although his views are contested. Archaeological excavations at Trellech had taken place for some years, but in Wilson's view the previous digs had been concentrated on the wrong area and he bought a field in which his subsequent excavations have been conducted. During successful and well supported excavations, Wilson's team identified, among other significant objects, a unique medieval flower, a Legion of Honour medal, a pottery finial, a post-medieval wall enclosed mummified cat, large amounts of medieval pottery and other finds in amongst several medieval stone buildings. He established an organisation called "The Lost City of Trellech Project" to further explore this area of significant historical importance. In 2006 his work was featured in a

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documentary.BBC, "Sunday Best: The Boy Who Bought a Field", 14 May 2006
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References

External links

Lost City of Trellech Project

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Avi Selk, "A ‘militant archaeologist’ is famous for finding a lost city....", ''Washington Post'', 17 January 2017
1979 births Living people British archaeologists {{UK-archaeologist-stub