Excavation Works For Rome's Metro Uncover Ancient Ruins

Rome's Subway Ruins: Work on Rome’s new state-of-the-art subway line near the Colosseum has been plagued by delays, but it’s also unearthed a surprise treasure trove of thousands of artefacts, including a Roman military barracks and an ancient home.
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"The digging of the Metro C line gave us the opportunity to reach an excavation depth that normally is never reached",, explains archaeologist Simona Morretta. The results were better than expected; more than a dozen rooms featuring frescoes, mosaic floors and other decorations were found. It has delayed the opening of the metro, but the discoveries will be displayed inside the new tube station. "In my opinion it was definitely worth the wait!", one local woman says.
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[@the.pandamonium]

Very cool. Glad the Italian government is taking precautions and takes care of the archaeological finds that are so important to its history. That is how it should be done and not destroyed for expendable resources like in Sweden.

[@paulocontreras]

t. Thumbs up frog or for Dakar race, like in Atacama desert in Chile

[@Dennis-ew1xs]

How can a whole room just disappear? Was that place a ghost house for a long time and then people started covering it with mud and sand?

[@DjonnyKrajkatoaSimataIrMsc]

Paolo Rossi