image: (A) Map of the whole Roman city of Altinum draped on the DEM; (B) Geographic setting; grey: urban areas; brown: salt marshes; green: alluvial plain and costal areas. This image relates to an article that appeared in the July 31, 2009, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Andrea Ninfo of Padua University in Padua, Italy, and colleagues, was titled, "The Map of Altinum, Ancestor of Venice." view more
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