Last week we were treated to the story of how Spain thought so little of the Roman antiquities that lay beneath the surface of its sunny soil that they went ahead and paved over one of the most significant archeological finds ever uncovered in Iberia. Well, not to be outdone, the French are following a parallel course in Paris. From the Associated Press we learn Deep beneath pavement pounded by tourists on Paris' Left Bank lies an ancient path — a 2,000—year—old Roman road recently excavated during construction work. Remnants of private houses rigged with baths and ingeniously heated floors were among the findings, now on view in a stunning dig. Over the next few weeks, however, archaeologists will rip up the ruins to make way for a research center. The archeologists gradually remove every layer of ruins until they reach the geological stratum — the original ground — and eventually draw a chronological diagram. "Excavating is destroying. We dig into...(Read Full Post)