129 skeletons found under the football stadium, the shocking truth in the excavation came out – Vienna Roman Mass Grave Found Under Football Field TSTSD

During the renovation of a football stadium in Vienna, construction workers found a collective grave of the Roman Empire’s time. At least 129 skeletons have been found in it. Experts believe that these skeletons may be of warriors who were killed in a war with Germanic tribes about 2,000 years ago.

According to the report of The Independent, the discovery was made in October last year when the renewal of a sports ground was going on in Siming district. The construction company saw a large number of human remains, after which the Archaeological Department of the Vienna Museum was informed. After this, excavation and analysis started showing that the tomb is of the first century, which is of the era of the Roman Empire when there was a major military fort called Windobona in the field of Vienna.

‘Roman history related to war can be the remains’
Michela Binder, who led archaeological excavation, said that in the context of the events of the Roman war, there is no comparable discovery of fighters. There are huge battlefields in Germany where weapons were found. But getting the dead is a unique thing for the entire Roman history.

Importance of collective grave
Christina Adler-Volfal, head of the Vienna Nagar Archaeological Department, described this discovery as an opportunity to be found once in life. He said that the cremation was common in the European parts of the Roman Empire at that time, so such graves are very rare. The skeletons found in the tomb have been found marks of injuries during the war, such as deep wounds on the head, torso etc. This indicates that these people were killed in a major war and not a victim of any massacre or punishment. All the victims were men. Most were 20 to 30 years old and their teeth were normally good.

Many important evidence found from the grave
Archaeologists have also recovered several important items from the tomb, including a dagger, piece pieces and nails of Roman military shoes (caliga). An iron spear trapped in the bone of a skeletal hip of a skeleton, which reflects the cruelty of the war at that time. Experts say that this collective grave may be physical evidence of the first known battle in the present Vienna region. Carbon-14 analysis helped determine the age of bones between 80 and 130 AD.

Further investigation continues
So far, only one body has been confirmed as a Roman soldier. The team of archaeologists is trying to find out from which side the rest of the warriors were from DNA and Stuntium isotope analysis. Experts at the Vienna Museum made the first public presentation on the discovery this week, linked to “a disastrous event in military context”.