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  1. For #Findsfriday, we have a find from the #Roman #massgrave in #Vienna, #Simmering. It consists of several scales of Roman #scalearmour, also known as lorica squamata. Scale armour appears in our region from the year 100, influenced by #cavalry #soldiers from the east of the empire.
    What is particularly interesting is that the scales from the Hasenleitengasse have square perforations - unusual, as these holes are normally round

    #Archaeology #romanarchaeology #Wien #Archäologie #Austria