The mystery of the 2,000-year-old dog head statue buried under the road surface: the entrance to the 'world of the dead'

The statue is remarkable because it is different from what has been excavated before -

According to Live Science, experts from an archaeological branch of the Italian Ministry of Culture were examining a site at Via Luigi Tosti in Rome's Appio Latino district in preparation for a waterway project when they unearthed a statue with a not two. It was a bust of a dog, with a well-sculpted head and a streamlined body with only a large collar and two front legs.

Digging a little more at the site where the statue was discovered, archaeologists discovered another ceramic vase containing the bones of a young man, then several other ancient tombs.

According to Roma Today, the dog head statue is believed to be a decoration related to the graves.

The number of ancient tombs excavated is not the entire underground world that the dog-headed statue accidentally marked. This area was identified as an important avenue by the Romans 2,000 years ago with remarkable roadside architecture. The place they'd just dug might be part of a giant burial ground, a massive "city of the dead" hidden beneath the bustling modern city above.

The traces left in the ancient tombs show that the burial site seems to have been abandoned after a great fire.

The Roman road still runs beneath many modern towns, and some of the ancient architecture and catacombs have been excavated before, open to the public as part of the Mausoleum Archaeological Park. Via Latina's grave.

Authorities have not announced anything about the newly discovered burial site. It is also possible that it will not be excavated, but preserved underground, making room for new structures to spring up because with a place with such a rich history as here, under every inch of land can contain relics. accumulate.