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Battlefield Archeology at Gelduba
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l.......that is modern Krefeld-Gellep (D).
What had been planned as a routine "quick 'n dirty" survey near a Roman camp at a building-site at Gellep, turned out to become one of the bigger excavating efforts in Germany nowadays.
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld/die-strasse-der-roemer-wird-sichtbar-aid-1.7024541
First a roman road showed up ....and the some !
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld/blitz-grabung-foerdert-einzigartiges-zu-tage-aid-1.7417655
As it turned out they have excavated more than 35.000 square meters.
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld/sensationsfunde-bei-grabungen-in-gellep-aid-1.6895376
The whole process yielded more that 75 cubic metres ( not cubic feet ! Cool ) up to now.
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld/krefeld-roemer-relikte-in-gellep-gefunden-museum-sortiert-muenzen-helme-tote-pferde-aid-1.7550263
Yes that is a grave-/bone yard that is amongst germanys largest of this kind a site.
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld/krefeld-relikte-aus-der-roemerzeit-im-museum-burg-linn-bid-1.7550276#a
Bachground: This is a battlefield firmly dated to 69AD. Romans versus "rebelling" Batavians.
All news written in german -- but there are pics , and .....
They will need quite a while to asses what they have found there by now,
but there will be a special exhibition the nearby museum Burg Linn.
https://www.krefeld.de/de/museum-burg-linn/41-museum-burg-linn

Greez

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Siggi K.
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#2
This is awesome news.
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#3
The most recent find:
The remains of the central arch of the southeastern gate.
(Actually already predicted to be found thereabouts.)
It's from the High Empire era and was dismantled
in the times of Constantine (Coinage dated) and reused for the late-roman
fort there.
https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld...d-22490517
3 pics :
1) In situ
2) Model-overview
3) Plan
Greez

Simplex
Siggi K.
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#4
Thank you for posting this!!! The irony is that I had just read Mommsen's account of Gelduba and Civilis the night before I read this post!!! Smile
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