00:00Archaeologists in eastern France have uncovered a cemetery from the last days of Roman rule.
00:05It sits in Horburg-Vere, near Colmer in the Alsace region.
00:09The team found 14 human graves dating to the late 400s.
00:12Two horses were buried alongside them, still wearing their harnesses.
00:16Two men were laid to rest with swords, shields, and long knives.
00:21Their gear was decorated with gold, silver, and red garnets.
00:24That kind of kit matches Germanic leaders who served in the Roman army.
00:28Two other graves held gold-plated silver brooches and glass-bead necklaces.
00:33But the bones tell a harsher story.
00:36Two skeletons show marks from bladed weapons, with no sign of healing.
00:40The site lies near the Rhine, once the edge of the Roman Empire.
00:44As Rome weakened, this frontier turned tense and unstable.
00:47It offers a rare look at life as one world ended and another began.
00:52Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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