05-20-2011, 04:08 PM
I just read the documentation on the contubernium page and the information regarding the rivets is:
The 20 "extra" rivets are at least twice as long as all the other rivets found with the belt - except for those connected to item 3jj which is taken as evidence by the author of the original publication that a separate piece of leather was rivetted to the belt which acts as "the narrow part that connects to the buckle" (Is there an English term for that part, my sentence sounds a bit awkward...)
The 20 "extra" rivets are at least twice as long as all the other rivets found with the belt - except for those connected to item 3jj which is taken as evidence by the author of the original publication that a separate piece of leather was rivetted to the belt which acts as "the narrow part that connects to the buckle" (Is there an English term for that part, my sentence sounds a bit awkward...)
Andreas Riegel
