THREE BRONZE AGE CITIES.
UNEARTHED IN" THE RHONE DELTA Three ancient cities, Heraclea, Rhodanoussia and Theline, have been partly uncovered toy archaeologists excavating in the Camargue plains, a desolate region over which cattle now range but which,was inhabited ages ago >by highly civilised people. Camargue comprises a Rhone delta of approximately 250,000 acres, which was a veritable centre of bronze-age civilisation. Excavators working under difficulties along the marshy coast line, where important ports once flourished, already have uncovered the ruins of many houses and. streets and have discovered ancient water .main*, reservoirs and.drainage systems. A modern drainage project eventually will reclaim much of this territory.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 253, 25 October 1932, Page 8
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105THREE BRONZE AGE CITIES. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 253, 25 October 1932, Page 8
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