Relief road dig exhibit attracts over 3,000

An exhibition of objects found during archaeological studies on the site of the Weymouth relief road has attracted 3,000 visitors on its first day.

The exhibition at Weymouth Pavilion includes a rare collection of human bones discovered in a mass burial pit.

Tests on the bones revealed them to be young Viking men, who were killed by decapitation and then dumped.

Dorset County Council senior archaeologist Steve Wallis said public interest in the finds have been huge.