ROME — Work to upgrade Rome’s public transport has again run up against an ancient problem: archaeological ruins.
Culture ministry officials on Monday showed reporters where work on the city’s third subway line unearthed barracks for Roman Praetorian guards dating from the second century.
A view of ancient roman ruins discovered during work on a new underground line in Rome,APOfficials hope to incorporate the discovery into the new metro station, which is scheduled to open in 2020. Work on Rome’s Metro Line C has been beset by delays since launching in 2007.
While construction workers poured concrete at the planned Amba Aradam metro stop, an archaeologist just a few meters away brushed dirt from a small bronze bracelet.
Archaeologists have also found what appears to be a collective grave at the barracks. Archaeologist Romina Mosticone says she has found 13 adult skeletons and a bronze coin.
