January
21
/ 2021
Archaeologists digging on the banks of the Vesle River near Reims in northern France in 2008 unearthed something unusual. They found three large and remarkably well-preserved ancient Roman wooden wine barrels. They were certain the barrels were constructed at some time in the far-distant past but it was initially impossible to place the wine barrels in time with exact precision. However, it was eventually determined that they had been assembled sometime between the first and fourth centuries AD and were of Roman origin. The Roman wine barrels were discovered during excavations led by French archaeologist Philippe Rollet, and they have been subjected to intensive study by Rollet and his colleagues in the years since. When they were found, it was
