First harbor of ancient Rome rediscovered
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 10:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Archaeologists had unearthed the great ancient monuments of Ostia, but the location of the harbor which supplied Rome with wheat remained to be discovered. Thanks to sedimentary cores, this "lost" harbor has finally been located northwest of the city of Ostia, on the left bank of the mouth of the Tiber.