Unique Roman gemstone discovered at Bremenium in UK

New discovery in Bremenium reveals a gemstone carved with a grape harvest scene, offering a glimpse into Roman trade and life.

During a recent excavation at Bremenium, a Roman fortress in England north of Hadrian's Wall, archaeologists discovered a gemstone carved with a Roman mythological grape harvest scene - an image rarely found in Northern Europe. Photo: Elaine Vallack.

Bob Jackson of the Redesdale Archaeological Group, who has overseen several excavations at the site, said the blood-red gem may have originally been set in a signet ring and used by a Roman as a personal letter seal. Photo: Elaine Vallack.

Richard Carlton, director of the excavation and an archaeologist at Newcastle University, said the newly found gem was "considered to be unique in Britain and northern Europe." Photo: arkeonews.

Researchers recently concluded their fifth season of excavations at Bremenium, a Roman fort in Northumberland, about 24 miles (39 kilometers) north of Hadrian’s Wall. Originally built in the late first century AD, Bremenium served as a key base for military operations in Scotland and as a warning to the Romans of attacks from the north. Photo: John Watson / CC.

After Hadrian's Wall was completed in 128, Bremenium became an important communications outpost. Photo: Mike Bishop / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0.

Among the artifacts excavated at Bremenium this time are Roman pottery, a lead bullet from a Roman soldier's uniform, a sacrificial oil lamp, a lead seal for official documents, some brooches and two intaglios. Photo: u3ahadrianswall.co.uk.

The blood-red gem in Bremenium is believed by researchers to have originated in the Mediterranean. Photo: u3ahadrianswall.co.uk.

The new finds at the Bremenium fortress provide valuable information about trade, crafts and daily life there. Experts plan to return to Bremenium next year to continue the excavations, hoping to make more valuable discoveries . Photo: u3ahadrianswall.co.uk.

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