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Possible booty from raids of Roman settlements in Gaul and Britain rather than the result of trade?
That's wild!
Doesn't necessarily mean that the Swedes of the time had direct contact with the Romans, just that they had contact with somebody who had contact with somebody who had contact with (add as many as you like here) the Romans.
That's how you find oddball stuff like Chinese porcelain in a Gaulish grave . . .
btt
WC, what about this? Unruly Swedes pinching pots and acquiring amphoras? Don't they have clay in Sweden? ;)
Swedes were known to travl in those days. Probably booty from a viking raid.
"football pitches"
Huh? Football? Doubt it. Pitches? Baseball? Prolly not. Most likely looks more like soccer, or some such...
They are sooooo confused!
j/k :-p
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Buddha statue from 6th c found in Viking hoard in Helgo, Sweden
Biblical Archaeology Review | March/April 2005 | "Worldwide" editor
Posted on 04/26/2005 11:26:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1391864/posts
Not surprised the Romans had contact with all types of people. I remember another user here saying that Europeans saw American Indian tribes had Roman and Greek coins in their possession. I would not be surprised if American Indians encountered the Romans.
similar story, different source, thanks Dave Lone Ranger:
Roman Coins Found at Netherlands Dig
http://www.physorg.com/news82667280.html