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Frustrated archaeologists said Monday that a sprawling area of recently discovered early 3rd century warehouses will soon be topped by a 200-car parking lot in the Trastevere area near the Tiber River.

 

Archaeologists had to put down their tools after exploring only a small slice of the 500-square-yard expanse of storehouses that once served as busy port when Roman traders and armies sailed the Mediterranean during the Imperial era.

 

While there's money available to build parking spots in this car-choked metropolis, the coffers for archaeological exploration are practically bare.

 

full article at Charleston Gazette

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