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This Souvenir Bowl May Have Commemorated an Ancient Roman Soldier's Service at Hadrian's Wall. It Was Discovered on a Spanish Farm 1,900 Years Later

Smithsonian Magazine·Ellen Wexler·28 days ago
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The artifact is decorated with an illustration of the defensive fortification in northern England, but it was unearthed some 1,200 miles away. A new study suggests the design reflects a soldier’s achievements at the site A virtual reconstruction of the Berlanga Cup 3D Stoa—Archaeology and Heritage / Cambridge University Press under CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists may have identified the origins of a recently discovered 1,900-year-old bowl decorated with bright red, green, blue and turquoise patterns. These designs appear to depict Hadrian’s Wall , the 73-mile-long fortification that once protected the Roman Empire’s northwest frontier. The wall is in northern England, but the bowl was found in Berlanga de Duero, a central Spanish town some 1,200 miles away. Researchers say the artifact may have commemorated a Roman soldier’s service near the wall—and when he returned home, he brought the keepsake back with him.…

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