Archeological find in the Neuchâtel lake.
#neuchatel #Neuenburg #switzerland #archeology #romanarchaeology
In Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, archaeologists have recovered a shipload of more than 1,000 very well preserved ceramic artefacts and swords dating from 20 to 50 AD. To avoid looting, the spectacular find was initially kept secret.
Timeline cleanse!
An adorable #Roman bronze figurine of a dormouse holding a nut (height 2.7 cm).
The edible dormouse was a delicacy in Roman times. It was considered a dish of the rich and a symbol of prosperity.
From Oberstimm, Bavaria, ca. 100 AD.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München.
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Campaigning in Roman times: For #FrescoFriday a painting from Pompeii that was long believed to show the sale of bread. It's thought now to be the free distribution of bread ahead of an election by a politician in a white toga.
Photo: MANN Inv. No. 9071
For #RomanFortThursday, a little ancient Scrabble: bronze letters from an inscription found at the Roman fort of Schirenhof near Schwäbisch Gmünd. Built around AD 160, the fort was abandoned in the mid-3rd century AD. It was the base of the Cohors I Raetorum, an auxiliary unit of about 500 men.
📷 Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg
A Roman gladiator frozen in his final fight: this funerary relief shows Peneleos, a heavily armed murmillo, who won eleven fights in the arena - and seems to have died in his twelfth.
Dating 3rd century AD and found in Türkiye.
From the collection of Antikensammlung Basel.
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Following up on yesterday's post about the Roman shipwreck cargo in Lake Neuchâtel: what a stunning photo of the pottery vessels on the lake bottom.
📷 https://octopusfoundation.org/en/project/eagles-wreck-switzerland-archaeology/
🔏 Matthias Wiesmann
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Nina Willburger