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Gera

Project: Forum Hadrianum

Era: Roman Era
Period: 200-300 CE
adult
Age: 19-20
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Reuvens, the world’s first archaeology professor, excavated the skeleton of Gera in 1828, among the foundations of the Roman town Forum Hadriani.
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Because of the importance of this find, casts were made and sent to several European museums. Using one of these casts, her face was reconstructed. The girl herself lived to be 19 to 20 years old, experts think that she was a local, not a Roman. Despite the fact that she was already 19 years old, she had a small, childlike skull.

location:

1828   Forum Hadriani

exhibitions:

Romans at the Vliet
Citymuseum Leidschendam-Voorburg, voorheen Swaensteyn Museum
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client:

Citymuseum Leidschendam-Voorburg, voorheen Swaensteyn Museum
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Project: Forum Hadrianum

Era: Roman Era
Period: 200-300 CE
adult
Age: 19-20
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Reuvens, the world’s first archaeology professor, excavated the skeleton of Gera in 1828, among the foundations of the Roman town Forum Hadriani.
lees verder
Because of the importance of this find, casts were made and sent to several European museums. Using one of these casts, her face was reconstructed. The girl herself lived to be 19 to 20 years old, experts think that she was a local, not a Roman. Despite the fact that she was already 19 years old, she had a small, childlike skull.

location:

1828   Forum Hadriani

exhibitions:

Romans at the Vliet
Citymuseum Leidschendam-Voorburg, voorheen Swaensteyn Museum
link

client:

Citymuseum Leidschendam-Voorburg, voorheen Swaensteyn Museum
link
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