Badge bearing US’ Great Seal found at Turkey’s fortress

aliihsanasl · #1 by **aliihsanasl** » Oct 06, 2021 5:15 pm

Zerzevan Fortress, a Roman military settlement in Diyarbakir, Turkey, is home to a castle, houses, and a newly excavated US button with the legendary eagle and the inscription ‘E Pluribus Unum’ on it.

Badge bearing US’ Great Seal found at Turkey’s fortress from Roman times

BlackBart · #2 by **BlackBart** » Oct 06, 2021 7:21 pm

I'm not saying it's time travelling aliens, but...

Tortured_Genius · #3 by **Tortured_Genius** » Oct 06, 2021 9:06 pm

A different source I read for the same story (which I can't lay my hands on now) observed that such badges were quite popular amongst US tourists in the 18th and 19th centuries and the archaeologists on site were a little surprised rather than "amazed" to find such an example.