Rich, well-preserved graves from the Roman period, approx. 1800 years ago, accept been discovered past times Polish archaeologists during excavations nigh the legionary campsite Novae (near Svishtov) inwards Bulgaria. This is a rare in addition to unexpected regain inwards the Balkans, the discoverers say.
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"The people buried inwards the graves nosotros discovered were likely associated with the Roman legion - maybe fifty-fifty soldiers. This is indicated past times metallic parts of outfits. Interestingly, alongside the burial offerings at that topographic point were jugs of vino - preserved within inwards the shape of sediment on the walls", said the caput of excavations inwards Novae, Dr. Agnieszka Tomas from the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, who made the regain with her squad inwards August.
The graves besides contained ceramic lamps in addition to preserved elements of clothing, including metallic parts of armed services belts in addition to shoes - buckles in addition to rivets. These, however, are inwards wretched condition, because they were consumed past times dismiss during the cremation ceremony.
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Although archaeologists accept exclusively establish 2 graves, the watch it a pregnant find. "These are the origin graves from the Roman catamenia preserved inwards this status inwards this area", emphasises Tomas. Until now, archaeologists exclusively had reports of like finds inwards this surface area discovered accidentally or past times looters. Luck smiled on them inwards Novae: non exclusively did the graves stay most intact for nearly 2,000 years, they were non touched past times present-day robbers. Researchers were able to cook a consummate documentation of the find. They promise to detect to a greater extent than burials during the run planned for 2019.
Preliminary analysis shows that men were buried inwards both graves. In 1 case, where the bones were less damaged, anthropologist made a preliminary decision that the deceased was a fairly immature person. Both bodies were burnt elsewhere, in addition to the remains were placed inwards wooden boxes, of which exclusively atomic set out 26 nails accept survived. Equipment, including coins with images of Roman emperors, supports the conclusion that the deceased were men. The caput of excavations added that coins with woman individual images were ordinarily placed inwards women`s graves.
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"A money was given for the means to the afterlife, because it was believed that the deceased would accept to cross a river in addition to the ferryman would await payment", explains Tomas.
The archeologist explains that Roman legionaries came from diverse areas of the Empire. Therefore, the burial rites varied - it was non e'er cremation.
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"Interestingly, inwards the example of the graves nosotros discovered inwards Novae it is possible that the cremation ritual was repeated inwards the grave. The incinerated corpses with a dozen or then grave offerings were covered with large ceramic plates, forming a gable-roofed structure", said Tomas.
The graves discovered past times Polish archaeologists are inwards the surface area of the remains of a civil short town located due east of the Roman legionary campsite inwards Novae, today`s northern Bulgaria. Archaeologists received funding from the National Science Centre for surveying the area.
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"The fact that Roman troops were stationed inwards camps in addition to forts located throughout the Empire is well-known. But non everyone knows that at that topographic point were vast civilian settlements closed to the camps in addition to forts. They are the focus of our research", says Tomas. She describes that merchants, service providers in addition to families of legionnaires in addition to veterans lived inwards those settlements. They were melting pots of cultures, languages, traditions, places of coexistence of diverse social groups. In the minute one-half of the tertiary century, when barbarian invasions intensified in addition to the Roman Empire was inwards crisis, the camps became shelters for civilians, in addition to subsequently evolved into late-Roman cities.
Dr. Tomas` expedition is 1 of iii Polish missions inwards Novae. The other 2 are the expedition of the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Centre University of Warsaw headed past times Prof. Piotr Dyczek in addition to the expedition of the Adam Mickiewicz University inwards Poznań, headed past times Dr. Elena Klenina. In improver to Polish researchers, Bulgarian archaeologists nether the supervision of Prof. Evgenia Gencheva besides run inwards the area.
Author: Szymon Zdziebłowski | Source: PAP - Science inwards Poland [September 27, 2018] Sumber http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
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