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#Germany #RomanEmpire #Kalkreise #VarusBattlefield

On the ancient battlefield of Kalkriese, archaeologists have recovered an almost completely preserved Roman rail armor. It is the oldest specimen of this type and could testify to bloody rituals of the Germanic tribes.
The scientists from Kalkriese and the University of Osnabrück discovered the tank in 2018 when a detector showed a large metal object in the ground during the ongoing excavations.
In contrast to the protection vestd of the second century, which also protected the armpits from the shoulders, those of the Varus legionnaires were more like vests, which left the upper arms completely free.
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