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Ruins Under Rome
JULY 2006
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A City of Layers
Photograph by Stephen L. Alvarez

Past meets present in the lobby of the Radisson SAS Es. Hotel, where glass windows reveal modern offices above the remnants of a third- to fourth-century road, discovered during the hotel's construction. Throughout this 3,000-year-old city, building crews and home owners unearth ancient finds almost every day. To evaluate the finds—and to determine whether construction can continue—the city's financially strapped archaeology bureau relies heavily on a cooperative of archaeology graduate students who monitor as many as 20 sites at a time.
Photo Fast Facts
Camera: Canon EOS 1DS Mark II
Format: Digital
Lens: 38mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/11 @ f/2.8
Weather Conditions: Indoors
Time of Day: 8 p.m.
Lighting Techniques: Two slaved strobes
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