Show LARGE PRE ROMAN CITY UNCOVERED U S scientists make important find in italy rowe rome american scientific skill has unearthed at Min minturno a vast pre ro city four our times us as large as pompeii it has priceless ti treasures ensures la in art and Iri incalculable calculable contributions to the knowledge ot of pre times the excavations are being conducted by un an american expedition under the auspices ot of tile the university ot of pennsylvania vania and headed banded by dr jotham johnson of apala Ire fre clous 0 objects or of unknown value are yet expected to be found in the necropolis polls ot of this burled city where the tombs ave are filled with rich treasure in gold and precious stones so eo the archaeologists archeologists believe after an inspection of the city with others ot liers doctor johnson who described the lie great temples and ancient public buildings which he be had so far brought to light fifth century B C the city of dates bade back to the fifth century B 0 11 said doctor johnson linson Jo we have discovered works of art from that far distant period which show a greek influence the city evidently was brought under roman domination about the third century B 0 and from then on until the tenth century it suffered many changes probably it embraced christianity about the fifth century the concession to conduct excavations in italy was the first granted a foreign organization in thirty years while the territory assigned to the expedition tion Is regarded as one of the richest in tile the field of archeology archaeology arche the burled city Is located ninety miles from rome and was touched by the ancient applan way several hundred bundred yards of which the expedition has uncovered in its orenal form ath the big flagstones flag stones of roman roads greek market place doctor johnson exhibited a greek market place which ho he said was unique in the world and that such a ind find did aid not exist so far as was known even in greece itself we have uncovered fifteen constructions said doctor johnson some ot of the city walls must be of the fifth B 0 while there are others of the fourth there Is a colonnade of the late fourth century B 0 and three temples of the third anti and first centuries B 0 there la Is a temple of the period of augustus another temple Is of the period of sulla with a tremendous sanctuary wall there Is a second century A D fountain or water clock there are the huge amphitheater shipyards and docks and the aqueduct the latter standing standing above the ground for centuries |