Czech Archaeologists Unearth 1,000 Artifacts and Rare Roman Drawplate on 0.75-Mile Rail Route
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Updated · Fox News · May 21
Czech Archaeologists Unearth 1,000 Artifacts and Rare Roman Drawplate on 0.75-Mile Rail Route
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 21
More than 1,000 artifacts were uncovered along a roughly 0.75-mile section of a planned high-speed rail line between Nezamyslice and Kojetín, with finds ranging from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman era.
The standout discovery was a rare, well-preserved Roman drawplate used to make metal wire; archaeologists plan spectrometric tests on corrosion residues to identify what kind of wire passed through it.
Bronze Age remains included wooden-house traces preserved in fired clay daub, two Věteřov graves, four Urnfield graves, and one feature containing six human skulls placed side by side.
Crucible fragments, stone molds, axes, pins, a bracelet and a knife point to a specialized bronze-working workshop, while a Roman-era lime kiln suggests later Germanic activity at the site.
ACO said the Haná valley site ranks among the region's richest settlement complexes, and laboratory analysis and conservation work are expected to yield further results over time.
How did a sophisticated Roman tool for making armor end up far beyond the empire's borders?
Is modern construction destroying our past, or is it our best tool for uncovering ancient secrets?
Why were six skulls buried together, defying a culture that practiced cremation?