AMMAN, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- A Greco-Roman archeological site was recently uncovered in the downtown of Jordanian capital Amman, amid excavations for a water drainage system to control floods, according to the department of Amman antiquities.
Director of the Department of Amman Antiquities Asem Asfour told Xinhua that the site, where the historical Roman Theater of Amman is located nearby, was found to have second-century tiled Roman baths with heated cellars and a crematorium.
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