En 1908 se encontraron diez elementos de equipamiento militar de hierro en Brigantium/Bregenz (Austria). Entre estos figuran los fragmentos de cuatro o cinco umbos de scuta rectangulares. Se trata del conjunto de este tipo de umbos, arqueológicamente insólitos, más grande conocido. Probablemente su buen estado de conservación se debe a que las piezas estaban quemadas y su reciclado resultaba imposible. La datación tipológica de los umbos indica que fueron enterrados durante del cierre de la fortaleza en Brigantium en la época claudiana o poco antes. No está claro en qué contexto estructural fueron recuperados los objetos, porque las condiciones estratigráficas no fueron documentadas e y no se sabe lo suficiente acerca de los edificios militares en el área de la excavación. Debido a su situación dentro de la fortaleza, parece probable que se tratase de un barracón o almacén localizado en la via principalis.
In 1908, ten iron military equipment items were discovered in Brigantium/Bregenz (Austria). Among them are fragments of four or five shield bosses of rectangular scuta. This is the largest ensemble of this archaeologically rare type of umbo hitherto known. They are probably preserved because they were burnt and therefore the material could not be recycled. The typological dating of the shield bosses indicates that they were buried during the dismantling of the fort in Brigantium in the early Claudian Period or shortly before. It remains unclear in which constructional context the objects were recovered, because the stratigraphic circumstances of finding were not documented and there is not enough knowledge about the military buildings on the excavation area. Due to the location within the fort, it seems most likely that it was a barrack or a magazine building situated along the via principalis.
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