Roman military camp dating back to conquest of Gaul throws light on part of world history

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 09:03 in Paleontology & Archaeology

In the vicinity of Hermeskeil, a small town some 30 kilometers southeast of the city of Trier in the Hunsrueck region in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, archaeologists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have confirmed the location of the oldest Roman military fortification known in Germany to date.

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