Unexpectedly unearthing the defensive belt with 10,000 land pits

A large strip of land with a series of trenches and holes used to prevent enemy encroachments was built more than 1,600 years ago. 

Archaeologists studied a large strip of land, most likely used to prevent enemy attacks, on the island of Lolland, Denmark, and Copenhagen Post on 5/5 reported. So far they have unearthed a length of 770m. However, the Lolland-Falster Museum estimates that the total length of this perimeter defense can be up to 1,500m.

Defense perimeter on the island of Lolland, Denmark. (Photo: Copenhagen Post).

"This is a really big structure and requires a lot of construction. We believe it was built about a kilometer from the coast, between two impassable wetlands, with the aim of stopping the enemy. infringing on Lolland, " said Bjornar Mage, an archaeologist at the Lolland-Falster Museum.

According to estimates, the ancients dug at least 10,000 trenches and pits to create this defensive perimeter. Previously, experts had found some similar structures in Jutland (Denmark) but combined more spindles.  

The perimeter of the defense on Lolland Island was almost completely destroyed, so the Lolland-Falster Museum could not find an exact date. They claim that it was built during the period of Iron Age, circa 1st to 4th century. "We saw no traces of belt repair after the construction. People let it wear down , " Mage said. know.

In Hoby, near the location of the belt, archaeologists also discovered the tomb of a rich man from the Roman Iron Age. However, because the date of the defense belt has not been determined yet, they have not been able to find a connection between this structure and the tomb.  

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