Only remaining curved scutum - shared by John Dods, 7 September 2023

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• Vincent Cholewa

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  Amazingly, apparently archaeologists have only ever found one curved scutum .

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• Michael Stonyer

  It was discovered at Dura-Europos. It dates from around 256AD

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• Cernell Blimp

  Firewood ? Don,t forget many places had no way of smelting new iron , steel , bronze etc..but plenty of smiths who could remake old metal items into new ones..