Posted on 11/09/2006 3:36:23 PM PST by blam
Graves hint at contact with Romans
Published: 8th November 2006 19:18 CET
Archaeologists excavating ancient graves in western Sweden have found shards from ceramic vessels made in the Roman Empire, in a find that could challenge assumptions about contacts between people in Sweden and the Romans.
The graves in Stenungsund, around 45 kilometres north of Gothenburg, have been dated to between the years 1 and 300 AD. The remains of burned bones from two people were found, along with the pieces of ceramic.
"There are pieces from four or five vessels in each grave, and we have never previously found so many in Sweden," said Bengt Nordqvist, who is leading the dig for the National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet).
"They were possibly made in northern Italy or France. Over in Europe this kind of discovery is normal, but in Sweden it is very unusual."
"The discovery shows that contact between Sweden and the Roman Empire was possibly much greater than we used to believe."
The excavations have been going on for around a month. They are being carried out because of plans to use the ground for football pitches.
Interesting link. Thanks. It's proof that humans did more traveling than we can imagine. America was just as diverse as it is today. Not surprised by all that European-like artifacts in Latin America. I know the Mapuches, Incas, and Mayans are related to Basques and Celts based on genetics. The Olmecs have African influences. Korea has a very similar celebration to Dia de la Muerte in Mexico. I believe either the Aztecs or Mayans have legends of encountering Asians. This will shatter Bering Strait Theory for sure.
Barry Fell writes that the first post-Columbian European to document pre-Columbian voyages was Columbus. He recorded an old guy encountered on his first voyage who was wearing a medalion on a necklace, and the medalion was an old gold coin the old man had found when diving for food as a young man. This account has been dismissed by the true believers who call themselves skeptics by claiming that the coin had been lost or left behind by someone in Columbus' own expedition, on another island, and someone raced across the open sea to A) return it and B) confound future readers. ;')
similar story, different source, thanks Dave Lone Ranger:
Roman Coins Found at Netherlands Dig
http://www.physorg.com/news82667280.html
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