Archaeologists in Cologne believe they have uncovered the foundations of the oldest known library in Germany, dating back to the 2nd Century.
A team from the city’s Roman-Germanic Museum discovered the library remains while excavating the site of a Protestant church.
The building likely housed up to 20,000 scrolls, according to Dr Dirk Schmitz, a researcher on the expedition.
He described
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