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  • Early Roman 'horseshoes' dug up from Vindolanda fort ditch

    08/09/2018 12:59:36 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 26 replies
    BBC ^ | August 4, 2018 | unattributed
    Early Roman "horseshoes" unearthed during an excavation at a fort near Hadrian's Wall are to go on display. Barbara Birley, curator at Vindolanda, near Hexham, in Northumberland, said it was "incredibly rare" to find a full set of four iron hipposandals. She said the hoof protectors were so well preserved that their tread to stop horses slipping was clearly visible. The haul was found by a volunteer - one of 250 who carry out digs at the fort every year. Because the Romans were in Britain for between 400 and 500 years, Ms Birley said, teams could dig at the...