Archaeologists unearth ‘ruins of port city’ at Moroccan Unesco site at Chellah

The experts dug out thermal baths and working class neighbourhoods at the site near the capital, Rabat.

Archaeologists have unearthed more ancient ruins of what they believe was once a bustling port city near the capital of modern-day Morocco.

The fortified necropolis and surrounding settlements were built near the Atlantic Ocean along the banks of the Bou Regreg river. The footprint — including the extended site presented on Friday — is larger than that of Volubilis, widely visited ruins 111 miles east of Rabat.

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