The Place of the Varus-Battle

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Probably it relates to the fact that limestone -a valuable building material- was 'mined' there.

Absolutely.

Perhaps you mean the wall and trenches where they found remains of humans and animals?

http://www.geschichte.uni-osnabrueck...ekt/8/8a5.html

The site talks about the Germans builiding the wall and trench partially with limestone, found in the area.

Das ist sehr interessant. Auf schlachtende, es sieht als ob, das Cherusker, das Brukterer, das Marser und das Chatten sowohl männer und tiere schlachten, auf einmal, gleichzeitig?

Yes of course. The text says that bones of both humans and animals (mules and horses) where found there, often buried together by Germanicus' expedition. In the cavalry, the mounts had a far higher risk of getting killed than their riders: "Schone den Mann und schlage die Pferde., "Spare the man and slay the horse".

Germanicus found the remains which were left on the ground, man and mount. Some where ritually sacrificed by the Germans. Germanicus' troop than collected the bones and placed them in an orderly and decent way in "graves", that means holes in the ground.

Btw, the text also refers to "Beschläge von Schienenpanzern" - fittings for lorica segmentata.