The ancient city was founded in 631 B.C. and became one of the most important cities of the Hellenic world before being Romanized.
The structures unexpectedly appeared at the archaeological site of Cyrene, which is near the north African nation's Mediterranean coast, the Associated Press reported.
Water flows through the ruins of ancient Cyrene in northeastern Libya, about 37 miles west of Derna, on September 21, 2023, in the aftermath of a devastating flood. The immediate damage to the monuments of Cyrene is relatively minor, but the water circulating around their foundations threatens future collapses, according to archaeologists.The impressive ruins of the city were rediscovered in the 18th century and it is now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After the floods, Libyan authorities arrived at Cyrene to assess the damage and salvage any historical remnants in the ancient city. It was then that they noticed structures that had been hidden for centuries beneath layers of earth and debris.that flooding in the ancient city revealed a series of slabs in one area that archaeologists think are the cover of a Roman sewage system. In addition, the flooding revealed new walls of the Sanctuary of Demeter, Gazzini said an archaeologist told her.
"The ruins in the upper part of Cyrene are intact, so that is good news. But there was some damage to four locations in other parts of the archeological site," Gazzini said., a Roman wall has fallen, altering ancient water channels.
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