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Why Were Four Horses Killed and Buried With a Roman Carriage in Hungary?
Around 1,800 years ago, a community in what is now Hungary staged an extraordinarily costly funerary ritual. Four horses were probably killed while still arranged as a team, then buried beside a four-wheeled Roman traveling carriage and four hunting dogs sacrificed during the same ceremony. Archaeologists uncovered the unusual carriage burial at Sárisáp in 2012.…
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Roman Lime Kiln Found Near Bicske Is Hungary’s Best-Preserved Example in Over a Century
A Roman lime kiln found near Bicske in Hungary has emerged as one of the country’s rarest preserved traces of ancient industrial work. The structure was uncovered during excavations connected to the expansion of the M1 motorway. The work is being carried out under the commission of the National Archaeological Institute of the Hungarian National…
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Rare Intact Roman Grave Found Beneath Croatian Market Opens a Window Into Ancient Cibalae
A rare intact Roman grave in Vinkovci has transformed a modern market reconstruction project in eastern Croatia into a striking encounter with ancient Cibalae, one of the most important Roman cities of southern Pannonia. Archaeologists working ahead of the €3.8 million reconstruction of Vinkovci’s open-air city market have identified 44 Roman graves at the site.…