02-15-2014, 02:57 PM
Yesterday, news "popped" that the local archeological authorities of Speyer have gained Access to a "larger barbarian hoard" from illegal diggings near
Germersheim. As in most of such cases the likely location of find had been "turned upside down" nearly completely by the diggers, who had been under Police surveillance because of earlier likewise cases. As far as the "Impromptu" News are having it, we are talking about another hoard from the 3rd century similar to the one found at Neupotz.
If we put into perspective that the late-roman stronghold of "Vico Iulio" is suspected at around Germersheim (that is: "Garrisoned from ca. 300 up to today!")
According to the ND occ. 1-34 ( >>XLI ux Mogontiacorum) there were the Milites Anderitianorum -- probably the latest garrison.
Needless to say that the fact that no traces of this premises have been found yet, bring in some more complcations,
The finds will get public exposition as soon as they are restored. In the meanwhile more informations about the find will (hopefully) be accessible at the press-conference
of the GDKE (GeneralDirektion Kulturelles Erbe -- the highest archeological authority of Rhineland-Pfalz) at Mainz on Tuesday 18th February -- for early birds -- at 9:30p.m.
I could not get further informations about the latter, though.
Greez
Simplex
Edit:
http://www.welt.de/geschichte/article124...deckt.html
...speaks of originating from 5th century,
another source, which I failed to Bookmark draws a closer line towards the Neupotz hoard, which is from late 3rd century
>>>more about Neupotz and Hagenbach:
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/18-referenc...chatz.html
Germersheim. As in most of such cases the likely location of find had been "turned upside down" nearly completely by the diggers, who had been under Police surveillance because of earlier likewise cases. As far as the "Impromptu" News are having it, we are talking about another hoard from the 3rd century similar to the one found at Neupotz.
If we put into perspective that the late-roman stronghold of "Vico Iulio" is suspected at around Germersheim (that is: "Garrisoned from ca. 300 up to today!")
According to the ND occ. 1-34 ( >>XLI ux Mogontiacorum) there were the Milites Anderitianorum -- probably the latest garrison.
Needless to say that the fact that no traces of this premises have been found yet, bring in some more complcations,
The finds will get public exposition as soon as they are restored. In the meanwhile more informations about the find will (hopefully) be accessible at the press-conference
of the GDKE (GeneralDirektion Kulturelles Erbe -- the highest archeological authority of Rhineland-Pfalz) at Mainz on Tuesday 18th February -- for early birds -- at 9:30p.m.
I could not get further informations about the latter, though.
Greez
Simplex
Edit:
http://www.welt.de/geschichte/article124...deckt.html
...speaks of originating from 5th century,
another source, which I failed to Bookmark draws a closer line towards the Neupotz hoard, which is from late 3rd century
>>>more about Neupotz and Hagenbach:
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/18-referenc...chatz.html
Siggi K.