Roman battlefield found deep inside Germany

[jkaler48]

Perhaps tools and not hand weapons were found (so far) because in combat tools might be dropped to draw weapons but weapons would not be dropped to pick up tools. Tools used to breech earthworks and dropped to draw weapons as the breach was accomplished may have easily been covered by the spoil of or the collapse the earthworks as the Romans pushed thru the breach. Again as pointed out this is highly speculative unless future excavations provide supporting evidence.