Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Ancient Puppy Paw Prints Found on Roman Tiles






It is hard to feel connected with history in today's world. Life was so different back then, but a discovery made by archeologists in England shows that pups were just as big of troublemakers as they are today.


Archeologists uncovered artifacts that could be nearly 2,000 years old out of the Blackfriars area in Leicester. It was in this city where the long lost bones of King Richard III were previously discovered in 2012 under a parking lot. The Wardell Armstrong Archeologists were brought to the dig site after some artifacts were discovered by construction crews that were building student housing. At least one of the tiles plucked from the earth were stained by dog prints, while others were marked with hoof prints of a goat or sheep. These prints were etched in history after these animals stepped on the clay before it way dry. It is quite an amusing thought to imagine some miffed person shooing a dog and sheep off of their freshly made tiles.

In addition to the animal-printed tiles, archeologist's also uncovered Roman tweezers, brooches, coins and painted wall plaster.

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