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Ruins Under Rome
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Keeping Time
Photograph by Stephen L. Alvarez

Dancers at Rome's trendy club Fake move within a mountain of historic trash. The club is built into the side of Monte Testaccio, a hill created by centuries of discarded pottery. Millions of amphorae—mainly used to hold olive oil imported from the provinces—were dumped at this site between the first and third centuries, eventually forming a mound more than a hundred feet (30 meters) high. Makers' seals can still be seen on many of the jar handles.


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Photo Fast Facts
Camera: Canon EOS 1DS Mark II
Format: Digital
Lens: 35mm
Speed and F-Stop: One second @ f/2.8
Weather Conditions: Indoors
Time of Day: 1 a.m.
Lighting Techniques: Electronic flash off camera with a slow shutter speed
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