Major find in Britain. While the headline is a bit over the top - Caesar already wrote this bit of history for us - the confirmation is vital.
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/first-e...an-empire/
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/first-e...an-empire/
Quote:First evidence of Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain could rewrite the history of the Roman Empire
Quote:reported that the ditch itself is about 15 feet across and 6 feet deep. Radiocarbon dating, along with pottery recovered from the scene, place it in the 1st century B.C. The archaeologists also found animal bones and iron weapons, including a pilum—a Roman javelin.
“It’s probably the single most important object that we found,” Andrew Fitzpatrick, a Research Associate from the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History, told Newsweek. “It’s not a British weapon…this particular style of weapon goes to the southern Alpine region, to northern Italy. The significance is that that’s where Caesar raised his legion; he recruited from that area.”
Taken all together, the evidence suggests that Pegwell Bay was the site of a Roman base during the first century B.C. The discovery will be broadcast November 29 on the BBC Four’s Digging For Britain.
