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  • Roman Ruins Found in France Are Called 'Exceptional' [Vienne]

    04/18/2021 11:06:33 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 8 replies
    New York Times ^ | August 2, 2017 | Anne-Sophie Bolon and Sewell Chan
    Archaeologists have discovered the well-preserved remains of a Roman neighborhood that was destroyed early in the first millennium after Christ, in what the French Culture Ministry called an "exceptional discovery."The neighborhood was found near Ste.-Colombe, a suburb across the Rhône River from the city of Vienne, about 20 miles south of Lyon. Vienne is well known for its traces of Roman civilization; several old city ramparts survive, as do the remains of a theater and several roads.Benjamin Clément, an archaeologist with Archeodunum, a company with offices in Switzerland and France that evaluates historic sites that could be threatened by construction,...