Newly uncovered ruination in France are suck up compare to one of the most famous archaeological sites of all time . LikePompeii , the ancient Roman neighborhood discovered beneath the town of Vienne has been preserved beneath a layer of ash for well-nigh 2000 years , The Guardianreports .
Ground had just been broken on a 75,000 - satisfying - foot housing complex in Vienne , which is south of Lyon , when the uncovering was made . After dig the web site , archaeologists view it contained the remains of an total district of a popish village last inhabit during the first 100 CE . A series of fervency appears to have swept through the town , driving out resident and destroy building . Whatever structures and objective survived the initial blaze were entombed in a protective coating of ash tree until they were play to light earlier this year .
Among the debris , archaeologists come across the ruin of a menage they trust once belong to a wealthy merchant . The ceiling , balcony , and first level have all crumbled away , but a tiled floor illustrated with mythological characters remain . Another mosaic they unearthed depicts Thalia , the muse of comedy , being kidnapped by Pan , the god of satyrs . In a unlike part of the situation , a public building ( possibly a schooling of philosophy ) houses a fount gross with a statue of Hercules .
When it was overtaken by Rome in47 BCE , Vienne became a communicating center for the conglomerate . Many impressive structures , including an11,000 - seat theater , are left over from the geological era , but the discovery of " footling Pompeii " is in a category all its own . Lead archaeologist on the jab Benjamin Clement toldThe Guardianthat it ’s " the most prodigious excavation of a papist web site in 40 or 50 years . "
Archaeologists have been excavating the situation since April and will have until the end of the yr to recoup the rest of the relics . Many of the slice that have already been collected will be restitute with plan to display them in Vienne ’s museum of Gallo - Roman Catholic culture in 2019 .
[ h / tThe Guardian ]
