AP PHOTOS: A herd of wild horses with origins in the 14th century still roams the German countryside

AP PHOTOS: A herd of wild horses with origins in the 14th century still roams the German countryside

DUELMEN, Germany (AP) — A herd of wild horses that traces its origins to the 14th century still roams the countryside in western Germany.

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…

Kati was born in 2010, comes from Gießen and is now part of the Hanau herd of wild horses ......

Spectacular find: In Stuttgart archaeologists have discovered a Roman-era resting place for horses – it is the largest ancient horse cemetery in southern Germany. The area in Bad Cannstatt comprises more than 100 horse skeletons from the second century. The equestrian animals buried there belonged to a Roman equestrian unit, which was stationed a few hundred meters away in a castle. If we think of Roman troops today, we usually imagine foot sold…

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 [...]