Ancient Roman Bath with Advanced Underfloor Heating Unearthed in Eastern Turkey

Ancient Roman Bath with Advanced Underfloor Heating Unearthed in Eastern Turkey

A view of Elazığ Province in eastern Turkey. Credit: Dosseman / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Archaeologists in eastern Turkey have uncovered a 1,700-year-old Roman bath featuring an underfloor heating system, adding a rare example of advanced Roman engineering to Anatolia’s archaeological record. Discovery began with a farmer’s find In 2023, a farmer in Salkaya village, Elazığ Province, stumbled upon a mosaic fragment while planting saplings…