An intern working for the Westphalie Department for the Preservation and Care of Field Monuments in Germany shocked his employers when he uncovered a rare Roman dagger at an archaeological site.
Volunteer archaeologist and dental student Lucas Schmid discovered the silver and brass dagger in 2019. The discovery with a metal detector led to an excavation of a Roman battlefield. Further work ...
Archaeologists made a stunning discovery in Germany: a 2,000-year-old silver dagger in the grave of a Roman soldier. The dagger was unearthed in its sheath at an ancient burial ground in Haltern am ...
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A Roman Soldier With A Dagger On His Back Was Found Buried Facedown By An Ancient Fortress In Spain
An archaeological survey was conducted during the construction of a solar farm near Almendralejo, Spain, revealing evidence ...
Archaeologists said the dagger was buried with the blade sticking straight up and may have had a cultic purpose. Photo by the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe/A. Madziala In northwest Germany, ...
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Roman soldier found buried face down with a dagger on his back in newly revealed fortress in Spain
Archaeologists excavating a 4,900-year-old fortress in Almendralejo, southwestern Spain, have uncovered the burial of a man who may have been a Roman soldier. The solitary, shallow grave was ...
HALTERN AM SEE, GERMANY—Live Science reports that conservators discovered an ornate dagger and its sheath within a rusty lump recovered from a cemetery near the site of a Roman military camp in ...
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