Odd stones found by pedestrian lead to ancient Roman discovery near Swiss highway
A pedestrian in Switzerland noticed unusual stones at a construction site that turned out to be the foundations of an ancient Roman structure.
Officials from the Canton of Solothurn said the walker noticed the brick fragments and stones near the motorway bridge along the A1 motorway in Luterbach, according to a May 20 Facebook post.
Officials said historical records mentioned a Roman wall being excavated in the area in the 1860s, but they had not known the exact location of the old wall until now.
The records also mention pieces of a silver bowl along with other Roman and late Celtic period finds being unearthed during that time, according to officials.
Archaeologists documented the Roman remains, which will be covered up again during bridge construction, officials said.
Luterbach is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Zurich.
Google Translate was used to translate Kanton Solothurn’s Facebook post.
