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Sinkhole reveals ancient pavement in Rome

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Rome (Italy), May 5, EFE, (Camera: Jorge Ortiz).- The sinking of several paving stones in the square in front of the Pantheon in Rome, which occurred a week ago, has now allowed archaeologists to find the original pavement dated back to second century AD, during the time of the Emperor Hadrian.FOOTAGE OF THE SINKHOLE IN FRONT OF THE ROMAN PANTHEON AND SOUNDBITES BY SABLE BAUMGARTNER, AN ARCHAEOLOGIST.TRANSLATION:"These are plaques from the pavement of the square in front of the Pantheon from Roman times. It should be from the phase of the second century after Christ, the phase of the emperor Hadrian when he raised and re-paved the square in front of the Pantheon. There are seven different, large plates. A row of seven plates that can be seen here and another one that can be seen under the ground, also preserved next to the first row".

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