Remains of a stone house made of basalt, two thousand years old, were discovered by archaeologists at the construction site of an evangelical center in Cologne. According to preliminary estimates, the building was built during the time of the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus, according to the newspaper Koelnische Rundschau.
According to experts, the building, twenty by nine meters in size and two meters thick with walls, most likely performed public functions in ancient times. “Perhaps further findings will allow us to form a more concrete idea of this,” says the head of the Roman-German Museum in Cologne, Markus Trier.
According to the scientist, in the 19th century, during the construction of the canal, similar walls were found in the city. However, at that time the exact coordinates of historical objects were not fixed.
During excavations, archaeologists also found foundations and sewers from the same era. The work is planned to be completed as quickly as possible, so as not to delay the construction of the evangelical center.