"Fireball" sculpture at Vindolanda
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"Fireball" sculpture at Vindolanda
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 28 Jul 2022
This sculpture commemorates the finding by Robin Birtley, pioneering archaeologist, of the partly-charred remains from a bonfire of Roman army paperwork dating from AD105. The firepit is ceremonially lit once a year.
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-2.3574