Notices by Nina Willburger (ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de)

In 1976, more than 250 shoes were found in a
Roman well in Welzheim, southwest Germany. This is one of the largest finds of Roman footwear north of the alps. The shoes were discovered in a well in the eastern fort at Welzheim. After the fort was abandoned around 220 AD, the well was filled with rubbish. On display at our branch museum Limesmuseum Aalen.

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This copper alloy arm purse found in the #Roman settlement of Nida (Frankfurt-Heddernheim) was used as a secure method to carry coins. To spend the money, the purse had to be removed from the arm.

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On display at Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt

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One of my all time favourites

#FindsFriday! Glass beads were a luxury product in Bronze Age central Europe. These 3,000 year-old beads were found in the pile-dwelling settlements of Sipplingen and Hagnau-Burg at Lake Constance. They were probably made in the Alpine foothills from raw glass imported from Italy

📷 ALM Baden-Württemberg

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Sherds - #archaeologists' joy!

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For today's
#MosaicMonday
a representation of a fish-skeleton on a so-called asarotos oikos mosaic found in a private house in Aquileia, dating 1st c. BC. Asarotos oikos ("unswept room") mosaics decorated the floors of triclinia, dining rooms. The foor seems to be covered with the debris of a meal, which were usually swept away, e. g. bones, poultry claws, seashells, fruit stones, grape-stalks.

On display at the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.

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Good one

A stunning #IceAge masterpiece: a big cat (thought to be a snow leopard) carved in mammoth ivory more  some 40,000 years ago! Length 8.7 cm, found at the Vogelherd Cave on the Swabian Jura.

On display at Museum Universität Tübingen

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New discovery: The discovery of a horse cemetery of the Roman cavalry fort in Bad Cannstatt has been made public. The horses were buried northeast of the fort.

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Photo: S. Roth/Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg

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An almost 6,000 years old wooden cup, found in the Late #Neolithic pile dwelling settlement of Hornstaad-Hörnle at the Lake Constance. The waterlogged, anaerobic environment provided ideal conditions for the preservation of organic materials.

📷 Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg

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A rare #Greek askos in the form of a lobster claw, dating around 450 BC. The vessel was used to hold oil.

📷 Antikensammlung Kassel

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It’s time for a timeline cleanse

A #Roman pot with ears and a funny little face (it looks like Shaun the Sheep).

Found in a burial in the necropolis of Giubiasco, Switzerland 2nd century AD.

Photo: Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum

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#CurrentMood

Roman mask (?), found in Xanten, 1st - 3rd century AD.

On display at Römermuseum Xanten

May blue be the colour of the day!

A stunning #Roman ribbed bowl, fully intact with little to no wear, found in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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Great examples of wasters. The vessels were damaged during the process of firing.
From the #Roman site at Worb, Switzerland.

Ob display at Historisches Museum Bern.

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New discovery: Around forty amphorae dating 1st century BC/1 century AD were discovered in their original cargo placement within the marine region of the Vendicari Natural Park, Sicily

https://www.regione.sicilia.it/la-regione-informa/archeologia-ritrovate-anfore-antiche-marina-noto-vendicari-scarpinato-scoperta-importante

New discovery: Archaeologists uncovered a fully preserved statue from ancient Odessos (Bulgaria), a marble statue from the #Roman era, slightly taller than a human height.

https://bnt.bg/news/archaeologists-from-varna-discovered-the-first-fully-preserved-statue-from-ancient-odessos-332951news.html

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A well-preserved #Neolithic knife, the blade was made of flint and fastened with birch tar in a wooden handle.
From the pile dwelling settlement at Wangen-Hinterhorn, Lake Constance, dating 3800-3500 BC.

On display at Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg, Konstanz

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New discovery: statues of Kybele, Pan, and Dionysos unearthed at Kurul Castle in Ordu, Türkiye.

https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/history-at-turkiye-kurul-castle-65161/

Early medieval glass spindle-whorls, possibly used as beads, from burials in Heilbronn-Sontheim and Lauchheim, dating 6th/7th century AD.

On display at our Great State Exhibition, which opens on Friday 13 September.

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