Danubian Limes

So interesting what the geophysical surveys can show us, can tell us.

The site is located within the Danube Limes, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site spanding three... span- spanning rather 370 miles of the Roman Empire's Danube frontier, which is why it's been the site, the interest of researchers.

They've been exploring this s- about six-mile-long stretch of the Danube Limes between Austria, of the Austrian towns of Enns and St. Pantaleon-Erla.

So they think this settlement was founded about 80 CE and abandoned about a century later.

The archeological evidence suggests residents left in an orderly planned withdrawal.

ORF Niederösterreich warns that agriculture could still wipe out relevant data, unless appropriate conservation and research measures are undertaken.

Although the western Danube Limes area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the new discoveries are not included in the list of World Heritage Sites yet but might become a part of it in the future.

Further investigations will help to unite Stein, its fort, and the nearby Lory Ockham.

By Gary Manners