OJCL Torch (Winter Edition 2024) Winter 2024 | Page 13

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Roman Bathhouse Complex

A shocking discovery has been made in the city of Merida, Spain. A well-preserved, seemingly intact Roman bathhouse! Excavations found an almost perfectly preserved piece of an iron bar, which would have been found in the apodyterium, or changing room. What’s quite exciting is that there is so much more to discover! Perhaps there will be mosaics or pottery! Whatever will happen, it is certainly exciting!

(Photos from Smithsonian Magazine)