The researchers from the University of Cádiz (UCA) found well-preserved Roman baths with walls more than 13 feet high at the Caños de Meca beach in Spain’s Andalusia region, the university said in a statement.
Only two rooms have been excavated so far, with most of the site remaining untouched. UCA said the site is estimated to spread over 2.5 acres.
The Cape Trafalgar dig uncovered at least seven pools used for preserving food.
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The walls of the two excavated rooms had been covered by sand “after their abandonment in Late Antiquity,” UCA said.
Some medieval ceramics from the 12th and 13th centuries were also found near the baths.
At a separate UCA excavation on Andalusia’s Cape Trafalgar, at least seven Roman salting pools — used to preserve food — were found, with depths ranging from 5 feet to 6.5 feet.
UCA said some “remains of Roman…