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Roman Boxing Gloves Found At Hadrian's Wall


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I know this is a video from almost three years ago (2018), but this is the first time I've seen it:

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Archaeologists have unearthed two "extremely rare" Roman boxing gloves during an excavation at the site of a fort on Hadrian's Wall.Researchers said they believed the gloves, which can still "sit comfortably on a modern hand", were most likely used for sparring and practice.They were found at the Vindolanda.

 

Summary: We can never been certain of the exact function of this gloves, but it is amazing that these pieces of ancient leather have been preserved.

 

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Although I have been to Italy and Holland numerous times, I've never been to Britain. (I think the language difference might be a little too difficult for me to handle. LOL)

I guess from the Vindolanda website that the outdoor garden and archaeological site are open, but the indoor museum will be closed till at least next spring due to COVID-19 restrictions.

https://www.vindolanda.com/Listing/Category/bookyourvisit

I would like to visit Vindolanda someday ... maybe the next time I'm in Europe on my way to Italy.

 

 

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Do go there. You get a sense of the scale of a Roman fort and vicus and the closeness of the local community (though it was actually less compact than some settlements along the wall). As a site it feels a little odd because it's perched on a slope above a river valley and not what you would ordinarily expect. The reconstructions like the gate one has to take with some measure of salt, but there's nonetheless a real sense of something happening there.

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