“In Kherson Oblast, while fortifying the bank of Dnipro (River), border guards came across the remains of an ancient Roman settlement,” the message says.
An amphora fragment SBGS press service
“About one meter deep, fragments of amphoras and clay jars started to appear.”
The servicemen reported their find to local archaeologists. No further engineering work was done at the site, in order to preserve the valuable artefacts.
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“After the victory, an archaeological expedition will begin work here,” the message added.
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pladin517 on December 22nd, 2022 at 18:08 UTC »
“After the victory, an archaeological expedition will begin work here,” the message added. Nice. "After we deal with the immediate inconvenience, we will continue our refinement of human culture."
Fredd500 on December 22nd, 2022 at 16:48 UTC »
Time for the ghost legions!
This novel writes itself.
drmirage809 on December 22nd, 2022 at 16:43 UTC »
That is an incredibly cool find! Really emphasizes that history is all around us and quite often, right below us. It boggles my brain that the Romans went that far north into Eastern Europe. I thought they never really went far past the Black Sea. I'm appreciating them taking the care needed to preserve these articles.
Also, why is this is in the sports section?! What the hell Yahoo.