jugurtha Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Roman jawplate found at Venlo Small but significant finds seem to dig Venlo deeper into the roman map every day. Digs in the "Kolenstraatje" (coal-street) in Venlo last week revealed an intact bronze jawplate of a roman helmet. What's so special about this find is the fact that it dates from emperor Augustus' reign (27 BC - 14 AD). "Less than ten of such plates were ever found on Dutch sole", Venlo town archeologist M. Dolmans claims. It's the second roman jawplate ever to be found at Venlo, the previous one being an iron plate dating from the second half of the first century. Towards the end of last week a second century luxury round roman hairpin added to the excitement. It shows a checkers motive in white and blue glass. Both finds confirm that Venlo must've been a roman military settlement much earlier than was previously stated, according to M. Dolmans. Dolmans (and Willems) only recently announced the possibility of an early roman Venlo through the finds of civilian terraced houses (cfr. 7 December post) and the possible relocation of a Julius Caesar battlefield to the Venlo region (cfr. 7 December post #2). One can only hope for more finds like these in order to uncover the secrets of Lowland roman history. The jawplate is - as we speak - being closely examined at the Alan Pearson museum in amsterdam - JUG source: Dagblad de Limburger, 15 January 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 excellent! thanks for keeping us up to date! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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