01-05-2012, 09:44 PM
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Archaeologists find evidence for the involvement of the fourth legion at the battle of Harzhorn
Invitation to Press Conference on 11 January 2012, 12.00 clock, in the Lower Saxony State Office for Historical Monuments, Scharnhorst Strasse 1, 30175 Hannover.
Only very rarely find artifacts archaeologists, allowing a precise combination of their findings with the non-written historical record. The studies on the newly discovered three years ago, Roman-Germanic battlefield of the third Century AD on Harzhorn (Northeim county) now have such a surprising discovery brought to light. For although the battle field at the horn resin is relatively well-dated coins found, it has not been possible to connect to it beyond doubt with a historically traditional event.
One year ago, another focus of the fighting in the area of the resin horn was detected, including one released the full Roman spear, called a "pilum" fittings from the yoke of oxen and two iron axes. These are the relics of a violent struggle of man against man, but only in the restoration of the finds were uncovered on the larger of the two axes, a so-called "dolabra", a hammered inscription. So can now be named for the first time a Roman unit that was at this in the written sources hardly traditional campaign involved far into the interior of Germania: It is clearly on the "dolabra" in large letters "LEG IIII", ie the fourth legion to . recognize The inscription is still underway, but to decipher in the following parts are difficult. A team of specialists have succeeded in recent months to provide a full explanation of the mysterious inscription that important new information on the Battle of the resin horn delivers.
In the presence of Lower Saxony's Minister for Science and Culture, Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, reports the North buckets Kreisarchäologin Dr. Petra Lönne about the discovery of new finds. Prof. Dr. Günther Bauer of the University of Osnabrueck Moss explains the inscriptions and places them in historical context. Other scientists from the resin horn project are available for talks and discuss issues, methods and results. Besides the "dolabra" more exciting discoveries are presented in the original.
We invite you to an exciting journey through time in the year 235 after Christ.
Contact persons
Josephine doll
Lower Saxony State Office of Historic Monuments
Scharnhorststraße 1
30175 Hannover
Tel: 05 11 / 9 25-52 55
josefine.puppe @ nld.niedersachsen.de
Dr. Petra Lönne
Northeim county
Tel 0 55 51/70 81 56
[email protected]
Archaeologists find evidence for the involvement of the fourth legion at the battle of Harzhorn
Invitation to Press Conference on 11 January 2012, 12.00 clock, in the Lower Saxony State Office for Historical Monuments, Scharnhorst Strasse 1, 30175 Hannover.
Only very rarely find artifacts archaeologists, allowing a precise combination of their findings with the non-written historical record. The studies on the newly discovered three years ago, Roman-Germanic battlefield of the third Century AD on Harzhorn (Northeim county) now have such a surprising discovery brought to light. For although the battle field at the horn resin is relatively well-dated coins found, it has not been possible to connect to it beyond doubt with a historically traditional event.
One year ago, another focus of the fighting in the area of the resin horn was detected, including one released the full Roman spear, called a "pilum" fittings from the yoke of oxen and two iron axes. These are the relics of a violent struggle of man against man, but only in the restoration of the finds were uncovered on the larger of the two axes, a so-called "dolabra", a hammered inscription. So can now be named for the first time a Roman unit that was at this in the written sources hardly traditional campaign involved far into the interior of Germania: It is clearly on the "dolabra" in large letters "LEG IIII", ie the fourth legion to . recognize The inscription is still underway, but to decipher in the following parts are difficult. A team of specialists have succeeded in recent months to provide a full explanation of the mysterious inscription that important new information on the Battle of the resin horn delivers.
In the presence of Lower Saxony's Minister for Science and Culture, Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, reports the North buckets Kreisarchäologin Dr. Petra Lönne about the discovery of new finds. Prof. Dr. Günther Bauer of the University of Osnabrueck Moss explains the inscriptions and places them in historical context. Other scientists from the resin horn project are available for talks and discuss issues, methods and results. Besides the "dolabra" more exciting discoveries are presented in the original.
We invite you to an exciting journey through time in the year 235 after Christ.
Contact persons
Josephine doll
Lower Saxony State Office of Historic Monuments
Scharnhorststraße 1
30175 Hannover
Tel: 05 11 / 9 25-52 55
josefine.puppe @ nld.niedersachsen.de
Dr. Petra Lönne
Northeim county
Tel 0 55 51/70 81 56
[email protected]
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Member Legio V (Tenn, USA)
Staff Member Ludus Militus https://www.facebook.com/groups/671041919589478/
Owner Vicus and Village: https://www.facebook.com/groups/361968853851510/
