Remnants of Roman main street unearthed in Bulgaria's capital

New sections of a Roman main street (decumanus) have been unearthed during archaeological excavations in the underpass between the Council of Ministers and the Presidency in Sofia. 

Archaeological excavations underway in downtown Sofia [Credit: BGNES]
"They are in excellent condition, including the elements of the urban sewerage system and the street curbs", said Bulgarian Culture Minister Todor Chobanov. 

At the same time, a team of archaeologists working on a nearby site came across fragments of mosaics on a representative building. 

Talks are underway with the Sofia Municipality about the financing of the next phase of the exploratory work estimated at around BGN 1 M. 

Source: Novinite [June 29, 2011]