guy Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) Nijmegen, Netherlands have been the site of recent Roman excavations. This breathtaking bowl was the most recent find. (See below thread for previous discoveries in the area.) Quote Around the time the bowl was in use, Nijmegen was a Roman military camp that subsequently drew civilian settlement. It was the first city in the modern-day Netherlands that was named a municipium, or Roman city, so the local Batavi inhabitants were the first in the region to be granted Roman citizenship. Quote The discovery, by archaeologists working on the Winkelsteeg excavation, of “a blue glass bowl estimated to be around 2,000 years old.” Strikingly colored by metal oxide, its craftsmanship looks impressive and its condition astonishing: “with no visible cracks or chips, the bowl remains undamaged, making it a remarkable find. https://www.openculture.com/2022/01/archaeologists-discover-a-2000-year-old-roman-glass-bowl-in-pristine-condition.html https://hyperallergic.com/707260/2000-year-old-roman-glass-bowl-unearthed-like-new/ Edited January 27, 2022 by guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted January 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 Here is a picture of this fabulous bowl being excavated. It is incredible that it remained intact: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2000-year-old-ancient-roman-glass-bowl-found-in-netherlands-180979461/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispina Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 Did I miss the fact that it was part of grave goods, or how did them attempt to discover why it was buried where it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted January 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Crispina said: Did I miss the fact that it was part of grave goods, or how did them attempt to discover why it was buried where it was. Thanks for reading my thread. I didn’t find the reason for the burial of the bowl, either. I found no mention of its being either a burial item or part of a hoard left by fleeing Romans. The bowl was found in Nijmegen which was a large Roman military camp in modern Netherlands. There was a large civilian settlement associated with this camp and the bowl was found in that context. I can’t, however, imagine just misplacing or forgetting about such a priceless item. Edited January 30, 2022 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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