VISITORS to a North-East Roman fort will discover Hadrian's Wall was not necessarily the first line of defence - it might have been barbed wire.
Following a find during excavations at Byker and Wallsend, Tyneside, last year, Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, now boasts a reconstruction of an ancient form of barbed wire.
The display shows posts which would have had hawthorn bushes attached.
A painting of the wall puts the reconstruction into perspective, showing how the defensive system would have looked 1,800 years ago.
Bill Griffiths, curator, said: "Soldiers would have picked off the attackers, making the defensive system almost impregnable."
The fort is open daily, from 10am to 3pm.
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