09-10-2017, 12:44 PM
Apologies if this has already been posted. This appeared in the Observer newspaper (Sunday "version" of the Guardian, hence the web address) today and describes some fairly spectacular new finds from Vindolanda near Hadrian's wall including two well-preserved swords:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017...-unearthed
Just try to ignore the reference in the title to the Picts - this stuff dates to around 100AD so about 200 years off the mark!
John
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017...-unearthed
Just try to ignore the reference in the title to the Picts - this stuff dates to around 100AD so about 200 years off the mark!
John