点评:The site was discovered by accident and preserved only by the generosity of a wealthy local amateur archaeologist buying the site. It would otherwise have been developed as a housing estate! That's how much we cared about history in the 1960s. Most of the archaeological work was done by amateurs in the 60s and 70s, and the museum buildings are 70s - good quality and themselves nicely preserved, but the place could do with an update, not to destroy its character but to brighten it up. The lighting is desperately dismal even on a nice day, and the signs over each mosaic are too low down and in cream on maroon making them unattractive and hard to read. The shop has limited stock. The car park is desolate. However, the interpretation in the room next to the cash desk is very good.
The mosaics themselves are well worth seeing, and there are very many to see dating from the first to third centuries AD. The main one, with the dolphin, is impressive of course, but the simple first-century black-and-white mosaics are lovely too. There are then the grounds, which show the scale of the palace, and a video which while education is again very dated. the website is appalling, with almost nothing on it.
This place really needs an injection of life! It contains some of the best Roman mosaics in England, perhaps Europe, in the palace of the Roman "king" of England, yet it's almost invisible as a tourist attraction. The owners must do more to publicise this hidden Roman masterpiece.
翻译:这个遗址是偶然发现的,幸亏当地一位富有的业余考古学家慷慨解囊,买下了这处遗址才得以保存。否则,它就会被开发成住宅区了!可见我们在20世纪60年代是多么重视历史。大部分考古工作都是由六七十年代的业余考古学家完成的,博物馆的建筑也是70年代的——质量很好,本身也保存完好,但这个地方确实需要翻新,不是为了破坏它的特色,而是为了让它焕然一新。即使在天气晴朗的日子里,这里的灯光也极其昏暗,而且马赛克上方的标志位置太低,而且是栗色上的奶油色,既不美观,也难以辨认。商店的存货有限。停车场空荡荡的。不过,收银台旁边房间里的解说员讲解得非常好。
马赛克本身非常值得一看,而且有很多可以追溯到公元一世纪到三世纪的马赛克值得一看。主楼里有海豚雕像,当然令人印象深刻,但那些简单的公元一世纪黑白马赛克也同样令人赏心悦目。此外,还有庭院,展现了宫殿的规模,以及一段虽然教育意义重大但又非常过时的视频。网站也令人震惊,几乎没有任何内容。
这个地方真的需要注入活力!它拥有英格兰乃至欧洲最精美的罗马马赛克,位于英格兰罗马“国王”的宫殿里,然而作为旅游景点,它却几乎无人问津。业主们必须加大宣传力度,让这座鲜为人知的罗马杰作广为人知。