Angela
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See:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45029960
"Archaeologists in Cologne believe they have uncovered the foundations of the oldest known library in Germany, dating back to the 2nd Century.A team from the city's Roman-Germanic Museum discovered the library remains while excavating the site of a Protestant church.
The building likely housed up to 20,000 scrolls, according to Dr Dirk Schmitz, a researcher on the expedition.
He described the find as "truly spectacular".
The archaeologists involved in the parish church project uncovered the remains of a Roman building from the 2nd Century.
Cologne was founded by the Romans under the name Colonia in 50 AD."
"The former library is thought to have had a size of around 20 metres by nine and was two storeys high.
"At first we thought they were the remains of a space for public gatherings," Marcus Trier, director of the city's Romano-Germanic Museum said, but the walls had "unusual, cavernous structures".
After intensive research and comparison with ancient buildings such as the Ephesus in Turkey, the archaeologists were confident they had found the remains of what used to be a library."
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45029960
"Archaeologists in Cologne believe they have uncovered the foundations of the oldest known library in Germany, dating back to the 2nd Century.A team from the city's Roman-Germanic Museum discovered the library remains while excavating the site of a Protestant church.
The building likely housed up to 20,000 scrolls, according to Dr Dirk Schmitz, a researcher on the expedition.
He described the find as "truly spectacular".
The archaeologists involved in the parish church project uncovered the remains of a Roman building from the 2nd Century.
Cologne was founded by the Romans under the name Colonia in 50 AD."
"The former library is thought to have had a size of around 20 metres by nine and was two storeys high.
"At first we thought they were the remains of a space for public gatherings," Marcus Trier, director of the city's Romano-Germanic Museum said, but the walls had "unusual, cavernous structures".
After intensive research and comparison with ancient buildings such as the Ephesus in Turkey, the archaeologists were confident they had found the remains of what used to be a library."