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• Ancient warehouse — from first Roman city outside Italy — discovered in France. See it [Narbonne / Narbonensis] [04/01/2024]

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Thanks for posting this story.

I was intrigued by the photo of the miniature votive ax. This is what I found:

Miniature axes such as this are not uncommon finds across the Western Roman Empire, with a handful known from London. Archaeologists normally describe them as ‘votive’, meaning that they were sacred objects, perhaps left as a ritual offering for the gods.Feb 29, 2016