Buried in a cocoon of silt for 1,700 years, archaeologists in France have excavated a well-preserved Roman craft center. Not only did they discover evidence of butchers, tanners, shoemakers, and glassmakers, but also of the fishermen who sustained the Romans and their economy.
Thérouanne is an idyllic commune on the river Lys in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Hauts-de-France region of France. The Gallic name for Thérouanne was "Tarwanna" or "Tarodunum," and after the Roman invasion of 53 BC it became “Tarvenna” or “Teruanne.”
By 300 BC Thérouanne had become a prominent Roman city , and a team of archaeologists have just discovered a slate of evidence of Roman craftwork , including “an excellently preserved pair of Roman shoes”.
