The development of housing, shops and a new school, which was being planned in Cambridge England, might be put on hold after archaeologists unearthed a 2,000-year-old irrigation system in the farmland.

The system is believed to have been used to cultivate an ancient Roman vineyard. If confirmed, the discovery will be the earliest example of Roman irrigation ever uncovered in Britain.

The fully-defined planting beds were closely set and were probably planted with grape­vines or possibly asparagus, archaeologists believe.

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