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Hachelbich Roman Camp - Vindex - 05-19-2014
http://www.archaeology.org/news/2116-140516-germany-roman-camp
Fabulous picture of a section in a ditch - my favourite thing!
NOT quite so sure about finding a Legion's number on a coin, however; mistranslation? (I hope...)
Hachelbich Roman Camp - Flavivs Aetivs - 05-20-2014
Quote:http://www.archaeology.org/news/2116-140516-germany-roman-camp
Fabulous picture of a section in a ditch - my favourite thing!
NOT quite so sure about finding a Legion's number on a coin, however; mistranslation? (I hope...)
I immediately thought of this:
Quote:Lol, kind of contradictory. "This is a great photo of - is that a ditch? What the heck?"
Never knew there was so much interest in ditches.
Quote:Welcome to Roman frontier studies...
Hachelbich Roman Camp - PhilusEstilius - 05-20-2014
I think the best thing that archaeologists could hope for would be some bits of pottery, for this tends to give better dating type of evidence.
It might be a good idea for them to do a few more cross sections on those ditches and even some wood might give some good dendro'.