June
09
/ 2025
Archaeologists in France are in the process of uncovering one of the most impressive Roman-era villas ever found in the region of Burgundy, revealing vast architecture, thermal baths, and hints of elite Roman lifestyles. The excavation is taking place in Sainte-Nitasse, just 3 km (2 miles) south of Auxerre on the right bank of the Yonne River, in advance of the construction of the Auxerre South Link, led by DREAL Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The site, spanning 1.6 hectares, is being investigated by Inrap (France's National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research), and has already unveiled a 4,000 m² villa complex that may have once belonged to an aristocratic Roman landowner, notes the INRAP report. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"133816","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"348","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"700"}}]] Aerial view of the thermal baths at the
