Archaeologists have discovered on the territory of the Roman fortress of Windoland in northern England an enameled tip of an infantry sword that may be about 1800 years old.
The find was made during excavations in an archaeological layer dating from the II century. The Windolanda Foundation declared the item a “find of the week”, according to Arkeo News.
The buttress was attached to the lower end of the infantry and protected their tip from dama…
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Archaeologists have discovered on the territory of the Roman fortress of Windoland in northern England an enameled tip of an infantry sword that may be about 1800 years old.
The find was made during excavations in an archaeological layer dating from the II century. The Windolanda Foundation declared the item a “find of the week”, according to Arkeo News.
The buttress was attached to the lower end of the infantry and protected their tip from dama…