2024-12-24T07:49:29-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150021680/archaeologists-uncover-little-pompeii-ancient-roman-settlement-in-france Alexander Walter 2017-08-08T14:25:00-04:00 >2017-08-08T14:28:42-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/007vbaow54ffd2z0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>A major Roman settlement discovered south of Lyon in France is the &ldquo;most exceptional excavation of a Roman site in 40 or 50 years&rdquo;, says the chief archaeologist working on the project. Benjamin Cl&eacute;ment, who works for the Swiss conservation company Archeodunum, is leading a team of 15 archaeologists at the dig in Saint Colombe, a small town near the city of Vienne.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The well-preserved ancient Roman neighborhood, dubbed "Little Pompeii" by the archaeologists, covers an area of almost 7,000 square meters (75,000 square feet) and was discovered during construction of a housing complex near the city of Vienne.</p>