Roman Horse Cemetery Unearthed in Germany - Archaeology Magazine

Archaeologists Unearth Roman Horse Cemetery With 100 Skeletons

A construction project in Stuttgart, Germany, resulted in the discovery of the ancient site.

Roman Horse Cemetery Unearthed in Germany - Archaeology Magazine

Excavation of horse burial, Stuttgart, Germany STUTTGART, GERMANY—According to a press release from the State Office for Monument Preservation Stuttgart, archaeologists have discovered the skeletons of more than 100 horses near the site of a Roman fort in Germany's southern state of Baden-Württemberg. The horses belonged to a Roman cavalry unit of some 500 riders that was known to have been stationed at the fort in the second century a.d. The ho…

Archaeologists at the Stuttgart Regional Council’s State Office for Monument Conservation have found the remains of over a hundred Roman horses in the Bad Cannstatt district of the German city. The skeletons, belonging to a military equestrian unit stationed in the area in the 2nd century AD, offer [...]

Soldier’s grief at horse’s death shown 1,800 years later as Roman skeleton found with grave gifts - Horse & Hound

The discovery of a Roman horses’ graveyard shows a soldier’s grief at the loss of his equine partner, 1,800 years later. An excavation carried out by the state office for monument preservation (LAD) in Stuttgart has found the remains of more than 100 equine skeletons. The horses belonged to a Roman cavalry unit that was stationed at Hallschlag in the second century, and the find “provides unique insights into the use of horses by the Roman army”…