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Buried Roman Sanctuary Discovered Beneath Frankfurt Hints at Shocking Rituals

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Buried Roman Sanctuary Discovered Beneath Frankfurt Hints at Shocking Rituals

A well yielded a bronze statuette of the goddess Diana, a dedicatory inscription to Mercury Alatheus, and a human skeleton

A hidden Roman sanctuary discovered beneath Frankfurt is offering rare clues about ancient rituals, including possible human sacrifice. With major funding secured, an international team of scientists is now racing to uncover how this mysterious, multi-god cult site operated on the empire’s northern frontier.

The sanctuary came to light during excavations carried out by the Monument Office between 2016 and 2018, and again in 2022, in Frankfurt’s Nordweststadt district. The work took place during the construction of a new school, where archaeologists excavated more than 4,500 square meters at the center of the ancient Roman city of Nida. The dig revealed a walled complex that had remained largely undisturbed since Roman times, preserving a clear picture of its original layout.

According to Dr. Ina Hartwig, Frankfurt’s City Commissioner for Culture and Science:

“The central cult district of Nida represents an archaeological discovery of almost unparalleled significance in Europe”.

Over the next three years, researchers will carry out an in-depth investigation of the site, supported by over €1 million in funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF).

Unprecedented Architecture and Elaborate Offerings

The sanctuary includes eleven stone buildings constructed over several phases, along with about 70 shafts and ten pits used for ritual depositions. The layout of the buildings is highly unusual, with no known parallels in the Roman provinces of Germania or Gaul. Archaeologists uncovered more than 5,000 fragments of painted wall plaster, along with bronze fittings from doors and windows, pointing to richly decorated structures.

Gary Manners

www.Ancient-Origins.net – Reconstructing the story of humanity’s past


Source: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-sanctuary-frankfurt-00102662


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