Edward and Michael O'Neill, father and son archaeological team, discovered the headwaters of the aqueduct in January. A sophisticated example of Roman hydraulic engineering, the aqueduct known as the Aqua Traiana, was inaugurated in 109 AD and carried fresh water to Rome, some 35 miles away.
So far, so good. But the Daily Telegraph reports that the farmer on whose land the discovery stands has begun a crude excavation of the site in the hope of find Roman treasure. The O'Neills claim to have photographic evidence that the owner has burned vegetation around the entrance to the underground grotto, cut down mature fig trees which are holding the fragile structure together with their thick roots and started to dismantle sections of masonry.
Read the full story at the Daily Telegraph.
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