“Hidden for Centuries: Slovakia’s Revolutionary Roman Aqueduct Finally Unearthed—What Secrets Does It Hold?”
University of TrnavaA student archaeologist working to uncover the aqueduct.
For now, they suspect that the aqueduct may have once serviced a bathhouse used by Roman soldiers stationed in the region. It bears some similarity to aqueducts found in Vindobona, a Roman military camp located in present-day Vienna, Austria.
Indeed, the Romans were especially skilled aqueduct builders. Though ancient people in Egypt and India had constructed aqueducts, the Romans improved upon these earlier designs. They installed a network of aqueducts across pipes, tunnels, canals, and bridges to bring fresh water to heavily populated parts of their empire, largely between 312 B.C.E. and 226 C.E.
But while questions about the Roman aqueduct remain, archaeologists have made a number of other discoveries that illustrate Rusovce Manor House’s long history. They’ve found Roman ceramics imported from France and Germany, glass window panes, a silver bracelet, a medieval brick kiln, and an underground ice house, which was used to preserve food in the 19th century.
University of TrnavaIn addition to the aqueduct, archaeologists found a number of other artifacts at Rusovce Manor House spanning the last 1,800 years.
And archaeologists suspect that they’ll find even more artifacts at Rusovce Manor House. Though they’ll next pivot to the servant quarters, the archaeologists plan to return to the main house in the spring. In all, the restoration of Rusovce Manor House is expected to last until 2029.
During that time, archaeologists aren’t only preserving the manor house for future generations — they’re also digging up treasures from Slovakia’s past.
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