Beneath the modern day streets of Rome is a treasure trove of buried ancient artifacts that frequently get discovered not only by archeologists, but also by workers digging underground for everything from extending the subway lines to roadworks.
The latest workers to stumble across some 2,000 year old finds were preparing an area for laying new pipes in Rome’s Appio Latino district. Employees of Acea, the city’s water and gas company, halted works after uncovering an ancient funerary complex. Archeologists were called in and revealed several tombs dating from between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD.
“The discovery casts new light on an important context,”
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