The ancient Roman city of Altinum rises from Venice Lagoon

Using aerial, near-infrared photos taken during a drought, researchers have mapped the city thought to be the ancestor to present-day Venice. It now awaits under modern farmland. Aerial photographs taken during a drought two years ago have enabled Italian researchers to produce the most detailed map ever of the ancient Roman city of Altinum, considered by some historians to be the ancestor of...

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