March 12, 2008
Tunneling through Rome
A sixth-century copper factory, medieval kitchens still stocked with pots and pans, and remains of Renaissance palaces are among the finds unveiled by archaeologists digging up Rome in preparation for a new subway line.From National Geographic.Archaeologists have been probing the depths of the Eternal City at 38 digs, many of which are near famous monuments or on key thoroughfares.
Posted by David on March 12, 2008 8:26 PM
I'm living within site of the next stop-to-be on the line from the Piazza Venezia dig they describe - Chiesa Nuova. They took up the paving (it was up when we got here in January), went down a ways (it's pretty shielded, hard to see), sifted dirt, and have relaid the pavement already. I don't think they found much - this part of the Campus Martius was perhaps not as interesting as Piazza Venezia. We'll see!
This section of Line C in the historic center is supposed to open around 2018, I've read, with stops at P. Venezia, Chiesa Nuova, and somewhere near St Peter's.
Posted by: Michael Tinkler on March 13, 2008 2:06 AM
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