guy Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) A Roman sanctuary and cemetery were found in Elewijt, Belgium. Quote The team were conducting a soil investigation on the site of a now demolished cycling track in the Van Innis sports park. Elewijt was first settled by the Romans during the 1st century AD as a vicus (rural settlement), situated on the junction of the diverticulum road connecting the eastern city of Tongeren with the western city of Boulogne. The team have also found a Roman cemetery with up to thirty burials and evidence of an open-air sanctuary for worshipping the Roman pantheon of gods. According to the researchers, the cemetery contains cremation burials, where according to tradition, the deceased was placed on cremation pyre and the ashes would then be deposited in urns and buried. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-discover-roman-sanctuary-and-cemetery-in-belgium/147025 (The site of Elewijt, a Roman vicus or settlement) Edited April 21, 2023 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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