01-23-2013, 05:37 PM
Even if there was a large deal of destruction I don't believe we can trust that we would find any sign of it.
I would guess that their villages moved every few generations?
So the buildings would be of wood. and former village sites would be uses for farmland later.
(my knowledge about the Helveii is what few lines I read in my ospreybooks, so Iam guessing here)
If the buildings are burned and everyone killed they would properly not be covered by man.
So even when they get covered by nature it will be after a very very long exposure til the elements.
And then later some medieval farmer destroy the layers with his plow.
Where if we have a fire in a town, the reminding buildingparts would be pulled down, and the area would quickly be build over. So the layers is protected. Unlike in a burned village.
I would guess that their villages moved every few generations?
So the buildings would be of wood. and former village sites would be uses for farmland later.
(my knowledge about the Helveii is what few lines I read in my ospreybooks, so Iam guessing here)
If the buildings are burned and everyone killed they would properly not be covered by man.
So even when they get covered by nature it will be after a very very long exposure til the elements.
And then later some medieval farmer destroy the layers with his plow.
Where if we have a fire in a town, the reminding buildingparts would be pulled down, and the area would quickly be build over. So the layers is protected. Unlike in a burned village.
Thomas Aagaard
