Medusa phalera found at Vindolanda
Updated: 2023-06-30 04:03:00
A volunteer digger at the Roman auxiliary fort of Vindolanda in Northumberland unearthed a rare silver phalera with a relief of the head of Medusa earlier this month. It was discovered on the floor of a barracks dating to the Hadrianic period of occupation in the 2nd century B.C. The silver disc has a raised … Read the full post →"Medusa phalera found at Vindolanda"
Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman battle site in the Oberhalbstein Alps have discovered a Late Bronze Age metal hoard containing more than 80 bronze objects weighing a total of 20 kg (44 lb). Found in a field just south of a prehistoric settlement on a transalpine trade route, the hoard dates to the 12th or … Read the full post →"Bronze Age metal hoard found at Roman battlefield in Swiss Alps"