#roman cauldron

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Roman bronze cauldron unearthed in central Norway burial cairn

"Vessels like these were imported from the Roman Empire and confirm that this was an area of status and wealth during Roman times," says archaeologist Merete Moe Henriksen.

I’m always amazed (and I really shouldn’t be) at how cosmopolitan the early Scandinavians were. They were involved in the outer world, and not simply stuck at home with myopic vision.