The archaeological investigations realized by the Superintendence for the archaeological heritage of Rome, have highlighted the testimonies of human attendance to over 20 meters deep. In particular, a huge vat for irrigation: It so great, this tank, which exceeds the perimeter of the site and has not been possible to discover it completely. And the element of interest in a farm of the first century, the closest to the center of Rome that has ever been found, said Rossella Rea, scientific director of the archaeological excavations carried out in the yard for the San Giovanni Metro Station C. it was lined with earthenware plumbing and, in size today notes could save more than 4 million liters of water. in the first century adds to the structures of lifting and water distribution of a plant agriculture active since the third century BC in the area of Via La Spezia and San Giovanni explain archaeologists Francesca Montella and Simona Morretta. The basin measured about 35 by 70 meters, equal to a quarter of a hectare, the surface of one iugero. It seems likely that its main function was to water reserve in the service of the crops and compensation basin to cope with the full of the nearby river. No other basin found in the Roman has comparable size. ROMA SOTTERRANEA
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:33:52 +0000
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