Very rare’ horse cemetery from Roman times unearthed in Germany - Region was likely once home to over 700 cavalry horses, researchers say ...

In the summer of 2024, a team of archaeologists was called in at a housing project in Stuttgart’s Bad Cannstatt district and stumbled upon something that hadn’t been seen in nearly 2,000 years. It was ...

A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland took a somber turn when historians discovered a collection of infant ...

“The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse” is a saying that holds true for the Roman Empire, which expanded through the strength of its army, including its cavalry. An archaeological ...

To go to war, you always have to be well prepared, the Romans must have thought when making military footwear for their legionaries. More than 2,000 years later, a group of archaeo ...

though in fact a number of German towns argue over the title – is definitely worthwhile! The huge “Porta Nigra” city gate is an architectural wonder in itself: now the city’s landmark, it was built by ...

The statement, translated from German to English, noted the town was one of the region's "most important Roman military sites" in ancient times. A cavalry unit there boasted around 700 horses at ...

Archaeologists were preparing for the construction of a new housing development when they found more than 100 equine ...

was a major Roman military hub in southwest Germany. The cavalry unit ("Ala") stationed at Hallschlag, comprising about 500 riders, would have required a large herd of over 700 horses to support ...

Archaeologists found more than 100 horse skeletons dating to the Roman Empire in what is now Stuttgart, Germany. | Credit: State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional Council ...