page_title: Battle at the Harzhorn
section_title: Discovery
hierarchical_section_title: Battle at the Harzhorn / The battlefield today / Discovery
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: "Die Wikipedianer kommen" im Braunschweigischen Landesmuseum.
context_page_description: The Battle at the Harzhorn took place in the early 3rd century between Germanic and Roman troops near the Harzhorn hill between the towns of Kalefeld and Bad Gandersheim, in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.
  The battlefield, spanning several square kilometers, was discovered in December 2008 and is currently being excavated. Roman coinage found at the site gives a probable date of the battle during the reign of one of two Roman emperors: Severus Alexander or Maximinus Thrax.
  Archaeologists view the battlefield as a spectacular discovery of extraordinary scientific importance. Along with the Kalkriese battlefield and the Roman camps of Bentumersiel and Hedemünden, this is one of the very few Roman archaeological sites in northern Germany.
context_section_description: In 2000, hobby "archaeologists" illegally using metal detectors discovered several artifacts at the Harzhorn while searching for a medieval fortress. When one of the artifacts they unearthed turned out to be a Roman hippo sandal, they notified the Northeim county archaeologist, who is responsible for this area.
caption: Head archaeologists Michael Geschwinde and Petra Lönne leading a group of interested people through the battlefield.
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