Roman military camps identified in Arabian desert in ‘spectacular’ find

The researchers suggest the camps would have been built by the army as temporary defended stations when they were marching on campaign

University of Oxford researchers identified three new Roman fortified camps across northern Arabia (APAAME/University of Oxford)

Archaeologists have used satellite images to make a “spectacular” find of Roman military camps in the Arabian desert.

University of Oxford researchers identified three new Roman fortified camps – in the typical playing card shape – across northern Arabia.