Gems recovered from drains of Roman baths
More than 30 semi-precious stones lost in a Roman bath house 2,000 years ago have been recovered from its drains.
Archaeologist Frank Giecco said the beautiful gems probably fell out of bathers' signet rings and were lost down the drains.Excavations at the site discovered in 2017 have unearthed weapons, pottery and coins as well as the ring gems He said the artefacts, some made of amethyst, would have dropped out of rings as the glue keeping them in place was affected by the steam of the baths.
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