Posted on 04/09/2023 6:24:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Following archaeological investigations in the Hessian Ried, initial indications show the canal may have been dug much earlier than previously estimated: It is thought the Roman military created the artificial body of water during the conquest and development of the Ried, located on the right bank of the Rhine, in the 1st century AD. The land ditch, which merged into today's Schwarzbach stream near Trebur, probably served to supply materials and goods to the Roman fort and its nearby civilian settlement in Gross-Gerau. With the new funds in hand, further research is now getting underway...
Both written records and corresponding findings such as the so-called canal of Corbulo in the Netherlands constitute proof of the fact that the Romans already had the technical skills to steer and manipulate water bodies or even to create artificial canals. If the upcoming investigations confirm the hypothesis of the Landgraben's Roman origins, this would be the first evidence of such a structure from the Roman period in Germany. The fact that the artificial watercourse exists as a body of water to this day would illustrate just how massive and lasting an impact the Romans’ intervention in the landscape has had.
(Excerpt) Read more at eurekalert.org ...
2,000 years later, and we still have reasons to be amazed at the engineering prowess of the Roman Empire.
Thanks! :^)
Those two canal topics make for good sidebar reading.
Also, the Cardyke:
https://freerepublic.com/tag/cardyke/index
Of course it does. That's why they built it in the first place. To stop it from Roamin' around!......................
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