A Roman road excavation uncovered an ancient dog-headed statue

During the excavation of a Roman road, an ancient dog-headed statue was discovered.
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The urban site also yielded three modest mausoleums.


Earlier this year, archaeologists in Rome discovered beneath an urban road an antique, dog-head-shaped terracotta statue from the first century A.D. Puppies with pointed ears and long, flowing fur is shown in the palm-sized statue. A round device appears to be a collar with a little symbol attached among the carvings on its paws.


Preparatory work for an upcoming waterway replacement project required archaeologists from Italy's Ministry of Culture to conduct a site inspection at Via Luigi Tosti near the Appio Latino quarter. Roma Today reported on Jan. 1 that they found a dog-headed statue about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) below street level, along with other funeral relics dating from the first century B.C. to the first century A.D. Archaeologists have discovered three mausoleums on the Via Latina, an ancient Roman road that dates back more than 2,000 years.


Once again, Rome's urban fabric exhibits significant remnants of the city's past, according to an Instagram post by the Special Superintendency of Archeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape of Rome (translated from Italian).


Excavators at the site also unearthed what appears to be a complete ceramic funeral urn, which contained the bones and remains of an unidentified young man. An apparent fire in one of the tombs may have prompted Roman inhabitants to evacuate the burial complex, according to a report from ArtNews.


Despite the dog statue's appearance, it lacked any drainage aperture and was likely used as an adornment, according to Roma Today.


According to 2013 research published in the journal Papers of the British School at Rome, the Via Latina, established in the fourth century B.C., lasted for about 124 miles (200 kilometers) from Rome's Porta Latina to the southeast and presumably served as an important military roadway.


The Archaeological Park of the Tombs of the Via Latina in Rome includes other funerary structures and catacombs excavated along this once-significant route. According to the park's website, visitors can explore tombs embellished with mosaics and frescoes depicting old stories and legends.



Reference : https://www.livescience.com/ancient-dog-headed-statue-rome

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