For the past four summers, we've lent a hand to the archaeological dig that has been uncovering evidence of Cardiff's oldest house. Trelai Park is also home to the remains of a sizeable Roman villa - but now it transpires that there's an even larger villa just waiting to be excavated down the road at Margam Park in Port Talbot.
The radar scans are stunningly clear, and, as in Trelai Park, the conditions are perfect - the fact that it's in a historic deer park means that the remains haven't been disturbed by ploughing or construction work and lie only a short distance beneath the ground surface.
Branding it potentially "Port Talbot's Pompeii" might be a little premature, but the general air of excitement is understandable. We've still not ventured over to Margam Park (also home to a number of other archaeological features), but it's definitely on our radar now.
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