Roman battlefield found deep inside Germany

[Draconis]

Pretty exciting, but how do they know its 3rd. Cent? Have some things been carbon dated? How far away is this from the scene of the Varus debacle? Are there records of operations up there at all? FRom what I can see the site is indeed very deep inside Germany, south and very slightly east of Hannover... How would they have gotten that far in without battles enroute? Is it possible they took ships and landed on the coast and marched south? I hope more news emerges soon and makes its way to New Zealand where I live. Unfortunately, there is an election soon and people here tend to be somewhat insular so only major news from outside reaches here. I look forward to hearing more...