The indoor pool was found at the site of a Roman villa that is thought to date to between the first and fourth centuries.
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an indoor pool at an ancient Roman villa.The find was made during excavations at a site in Durrës, a Mediterranean port city on the coast of Albania in the Balkans region of southeastern Europe, the country's National Institute of Cultural Heritage said in a statement.Durrës has a long history stretching back more than 2,600 years. It was founded by ancient Greek colonists in the seventh century B.C.
Near the pool, the archaeologists also uncovered a structure consisting of two shallow bathtubs covered in layers of mortar for waterproofing purposes.In the northern part of the villa excavation site, the archaeologists uncovered a large brick floor that could have been part of a bath facility, as well as the remains of several walls.The discoveries that the team made in the western part of the site, meanwhile, are of 'great' interest, according to the Institute of Cultural Heritage.
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