Sands of time: Storm Emma uncovers 2000yo Roman ruins on Spanish beach
Published time: 6 Mar, 2018 12:23
Cadiz in Spain was slammed with powerful winds, a tornado and torrential rains so strong they unearthed an ancient Roman aqueduct hidden beneath the sand on the beach. The ruins date back to the 1st century AD.
In the six days of of storm Emma, yachts were overturned, houses destroyed, cars were washed away and roads and restaurants were flooded. On the bright side, a Roman aqueduct and road was uncovered at Cortadura beach after the winds caused the sand to part and unveil the ancient ruins. The first century find includes as many as seven parts of a waterway as well as two walls around 80 centimeters thick and two meters high, el Pais reports.
https://www.rt.com/news/420597-storm-cadiz-roman-ruins-beach/
