Burnum visits Bonn

Burnum visits Bonn
Archaeologists of Krka National Park presented the findings of Burnum at a scientific archaeology conference in Bonn

The Public Institute of Krka National Park accepted the invitation to attend the opening of the conference of the project “Limes und Legion” in Bonn on 12 May 2023. The project involves research on Roman military camps in the area of the Lower Rhine, and Krka National Park presented its many years of research at the Burnum locality.

The Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities approved the cooperation project which over the course of 18 years will research archaeological sites in the areas of legion camps in the Lower Rhine. Participants in the project are the University of Bonn, LVR-LandesMuseum in Bonn, University of Nijmegen, and the Ludwig-Maximilians University in München. The aim of project is to bring together international experts to the conference to present their research and the current state of remnants of the Roman legion camps, so as to apply the acquired knowledge in the research of dig sites in Bonn, Neuss, Xanten and Nijmegen.

Joško Zaninović, head of the archaeological collection, presented the research conducted at the Burnum site, with the aim of bringing to light the role of Roman soldiers in the Romanisation process. During the archaeological research, to date a total of 10,000 artefacts have been unearthed, the majority of which belonged to the Roman military gear. He stated that these findings can assist scientists and other participants of the conference to better understand the lesser-known elements of Roman military history. The Union of German Academies is an organisation including eight German academies, with a membership of over 2000 scientists who are renowned experts in their research fields at both the national and international level. They are dedicated to promoting scientific exchange, excellence in research, and supporting young researchers in the early phases of science.