Altinum Rises Again...

Altinum, a former Roman city, which dates back to the Bronze Age has been recently uncovered north of Venice's airport.

Unlike most ancient cities, you won't find half standing structures, lone columns or half covered fresco's decorating the landscape. Altinum, has since been replaced by a rising lagoon and farms in the surrounding area.

In July 2007 a team from University of Padua in Italy, and his team took aerial photos of the surrounding countryside and noticed something..."a buried metropolis emerged. The researchers discovered that the crops planted on the land were in different stages of ripening, thanks to differences in the amount of water in the soil. Lighter crops traced the outlines of buildings--including a basilica, an amphitheater, a forum, and what may have been temples--buried at least 40 centimeters below the surface." The article shows these images providing a unique perspective on a lost city.