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The discovery at the vicus close to the Roman legionary fortress of Bonn of a 14kg deposit of mail armour, comprising at least four different garments, offers insight into the organisation of the Roman military economy. In particular, the hoard emphasises the close relationship between the military installations along the German frontier and the extramural settlements that developed close by.

The mail seems likely to have been intended to be used for the repair and patching of other garments for the Roman army. The hoard therefore illustrates how military waste materials, especially scrap metal, could be processed by local craftworkers.

It also suggests that waste management and recycling extended beyond the melting of scrap for raw materials and included the skilled patching and repair of mail armour.

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