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1997, TMA20
Between 1986 and 1995 an archaeological investigation was carried out by the State Archaeological Service (ROB) on the Kops Plateau in Nijmegen. Three successive early Roman Military camps ranging from ca. 10 BC to AD 70 were excavated. A study has been made of the 115 weapons from these camps. These iron weapons included daggers, spear heads, lances, javelins, pila, butts, an arrowhead, and artillery. One of the objectives of this study was to discover why these weapons were found in the ground. Three hypotheses were examined: disposal of scrap; accidental loss of equipment; and votive deposition. The hypotheses were compared with the finds using a number of criteria: context, condition, value, date, and distribution of the weapons. From this comparison the conclusion could be drawn that the weapons were discarded as scrap by the time they entered the ground.