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Emperor Nero’s lost theatre found under site of hotel in Rome (www.theguardian.com)

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Archaeologists hail ‘exceptional finds’ at venue whose existence was previously known only from mentions in ancient texts

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yep. Archaeology in many forms is destructive by nature. It can be better to wait for technological advances in the future that can tell us even more rather than attacking a site all at once.