The rare discovery of preserved wood was found during the construction of a subway line in 2014.
Bernabeil and his team were interested in studying 24 oak timber planks that were found at the site. Initially, they had just hoped to identify the tree species and potentially how old they were through tree-ring dating, he explained. However, while comparing their tree ring sequences to those from other European references, they realized they were able to find the exact location of where the trees had come from—the Jura mountains in eastern France, over 1,000 miles from Rome.
Understanding where wood used for building the city would help researchers understand this vast empire's economy, its trade routes and structure.
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