STUTTGART, GERMANY—Newsweek experiences {that a} worn sandstone carving unearthed on the website of a Roman fort in southwestern Germany might symbolize a hybrid Romano-Germanic deity. Standing about 12 inches tall, the 1,800-year-old carving reveals a kneeling determine with a human head. Its arms are positioned on the sides of the higher physique, with its fingers on the hips and legs. The legs, nevertheless, merge into the type of a snake, in line with archaeologist Andreas Thiel of the Baden-Württemberg State Office for Monument Preservation. “Due to the weathering and the poor quality of the stone, the snakes on our piece are unfortunately very difficult to see,” he stated. “This was of course easier to recognize in ancient times due to the colorful painting,” he added. The determine might have been a part of a so-called Jupiter Column that was unearthed within the space some 100 years in the past. The column, which might have been topped with a statue of the Roman deity, is assumed to have stood at an intersection within the Roman settlement. To learn concerning the discovery of a short lived Roman navy camp in southwestern Germany, go to “Caesar’s Gallic Outpost.”
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