11-25-2009, 11:40 AM
Here is a little Dutch article, with photos, about a recent discovery of second-century funeral mounds near IJsselstein, just south of the limes forts at Woerden, Leidse Rijn (a.k.a. Vleuten-De Meern) and Utrecht.
Summary: four Roman mounds, eight meters diameter, well-preserved, there appear to be more, common finds (ceramics, human remains, animal bones...). It probabably belonged to a village close by. 12 December, you can come and visit. (Fectio's Robert lives around the corner.)
Personal comment: this village must have served the limes forts, producing cereals, milk, cheese, and so on. The presence of these hills proves that you could become wealthy when you helped the army.
Summary: four Roman mounds, eight meters diameter, well-preserved, there appear to be more, common finds (ceramics, human remains, animal bones...). It probabably belonged to a village close by. 12 December, you can come and visit. (Fectio's Robert lives around the corner.)
Personal comment: this village must have served the limes forts, producing cereals, milk, cheese, and so on. The presence of these hills proves that you could become wealthy when you helped the army.
