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Ballista bolt head found at Roman Netherlands-German border


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gp25mG.gifIt looks to be an interesting find. I am looking for more information:
 

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“Archaeologists discover very rare Roman relics in the region of Utrecht, which once marked the frontier of the Roman Empire and was part of Germany’s Lower Lime.

The findings, which surfaced in 2019 and after two years of conservation work, were released this week included a complete bolt-head missile and two sets of bridles and bits. 
 

The bolt head, which would be discharged from a ballista or launching platform, measures 52.6 centimetres and is the only complete missile to have been found at a location where the Romans marched”

 

 

I found this paragraph the most intriguing. Boy, they sure liked their fish sauce. 🤮

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“Shards of an amphora of garum, the fish sauce beloved of Romans, for instance, showed it had travelled all the way from Pompeï to the fortified camp of Castellum Hoge Woerd.”

 

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/09/roman-finds-in-limes-area-in-utrecht-unique-in-the-world/

Good review video of the Romans in the Netherlands:

 

 

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