Coins and pottery found in excavations at Augsburg indicate that the oldest Roman military camp in what is now Bavaria originated between 8 and 5 BC.
Oil lamp depicting the Roman sun god
Augsburg • Archaeologists excavating in southern Germany have unearthed several hundred items from the Roman Empire, including 800 coins, weapons, tools and jewelry. The total weight of the found is estimated at more than 400 kilograms. This is the most significant find in the city for more than 100 years, experts say.
According to the dpa news agency, this is the oldest Roman military camp on the territory of present-day Bavaria. According to the coins and remains of ceramics, experts have established that the settlement appeared between 8 and 5 years BC.
Finds from Augsburg. Photos
Clothes clasp and hairpin
A fragment of a bell in the hands of archaeologist Ayla Heeg
Coin depicting Emperor Octavian Augustus
Excavations were carried out on the territory of an industrial enterprise that was closed some time ago before the start of the construction of apartment buildings here. Augsburg is one of the oldest cities in Germany. Its history goes back over two thousand years.
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