A Doric building believed to date
back to the sixth or fifth century BC has emerged at the famed
ancient Greek site of Paestum near Naples after thick
undergrowth was cleared.
Archaeologists discovered capitals, columns, cornices and
other features on the building.
The most surprising feature is a panel, probably a so-called
metope, in sandstone decorated with three bas-relief rosettes,
similar to others at Paestum and the surrounding area.
Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the
Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia (southern Italy).
The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek
temples in the Doric order, dating from about 600 to 450 BC,
which are in a very good state of preservation.
The city walls and amphitheatre are largely intact, and the
bottom of the walls of many other structures remain, as well as
paved roads.
The site is open to the public, and there is a modern
national museum within it, which also contains the finds from
the associated Greek site of Foce del Sele.
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