A government committee in Jordan is facing a difficult question. How can it save the country’s ancient past while planning for its future? The committee, set up two weeks ago, is considering the issue after the discovery of ancient Roman baths. The ruins were found during a dig for a building project, an underground canal that will help control flood water that comes into Amman, Jordan’s capital. The ruins have the remains of furnaces, a sign of a complex heating system. Experts believe that the discovery is the first of its kind among the remains of the ancient city of Philadelphia on which Amman now stands. Yazid Elayan is head of Jordan’s Department of Antiquities. “We will balance the needs of the city - to protect it from flooding - to preserving antiquities under the streets,” he said. “Amman was one of the biggest Roman cities and it has one of the largest baths. Wherever one excavates in Amman, antiquities can be found,” he told Reuters.
Title: Ancient Roman Baths Found in Jordan
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to protect it from flooding - to preserving antiquities under the streets,” he said.</span> <span data-start-time='75250' data-end-time='82208'>“Amman was one of the biggest Roman cities and it has one of the largest baths. </span> <span data-start-time='82208' data-end-time='89354'>Wherever one excavates in Amman, antiquities can be found,” he told Reuters.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16563 data-hint-location='82208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/what_does_excavate_mean.wav'>What does excavate mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to dig and remove soil'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/to_flee.wav'><span>to flee</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/dangerous.wav'><span>dangerous</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/to_dig_and_remove_soil.wav'><span>to dig and remove soil</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/a_withdrawal_of_troops.wav'><span>a withdrawal of troops</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16564 data-hint-location='75250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/_why_is_it_not_surprising_to_find_roman_antiquities_in_amman_jordan.wav'> Why is it not surprising to find Roman antiquities in Amman, Jordan?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='it was once one of the biggest Roman cities '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/it_is_a_mystery.wav'><span>it is a mystery</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/amman_is_now_located_in_italy.wav'><span>Amman is now located in Italy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/all_the_archeologists_in_amman_are_italian.wav'><span>all the archeologists in Amman are Italian</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/it_was_once_one_of_the_biggest_roman_cities_.wav'><span>it was once one of the biggest Roman cities </span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16565 data-hint-location='24438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/this_article_described_ruins_found_during_a_dig_in__blank_.wav'>This article described ruins found during a dig in <span class='blank'>Amman, Jordan</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Amman, Jordan'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/amman_jordan.wav'><span>Amman, Jordan</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/istanbul_turkey.wav'><span>Istanbul, Turkey</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/rome_italy.wav'><span>Rome, Italy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4784/jerusalem_israel.wav'><span>Jerusalem, Israel</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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