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https://news.yahoo.com/coal-mine-serbia-gives-roman-112926966.html excavator cutting through the coal rich soil
had pulled out some muddy timber weeks before, but coronavirus restrictions
had meant the retrieval
had to wait.
The ship was
part of
Viminacium, a sprawling
Roman city of 45,000 people with a hippodrome, fortifications, a
forum, palace, temples,
amphitheatre, aqueducts,
baths and workshops.
Lead archaeologist Miomir Korac said the vessel dated from the 3rd century AD when
Viminacium was the capital of the
Roman province of
Moesia Superior and near a tributary of the Danube river.
"A
Roman (river) fleet was based here to defend this region from barbarian invasions," he told Reuters. "Such findings of
Roman ships are really
rare, especially in such a
good condition where one could see how the boat was built."
The ship originally measured 19 meters. It
had a flat bottom, six pairs of oars and fittings for a triangular sail. The nine-metre front section
had thick wooden sides and was discovered along with the remains of two smaller boats.
And
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52818746A
Roman mosaic floor has been discovered under a vineyard in northern
Italy after decades of searching.
Surveyors in the commune of Negrar di Valpolicella
north of
Verona published images of the well-preserved tiles buried under metres of earth.
According to officials, scholars first found evidence of a
Roman villa there more than a century ago.
Technicians are
still gently excavating the site to see the full extent of the ancient building.
Images posted online show the pristine mosaic as well as foundations of the villa