A lamp that lit up the nights for Roman soldiers guarding a fort on the Scorpions ... When his class stopped for lunch next to the Late Roman fort of Mezad Tzafir, he began to pick up rocks ...

What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle Where it is from: Dura-Europos, Syria When it was made: Second century A.D. Related: Babylonian tablet preserves student's ...