Residents of a small town in Italy saw ancient ruins discovered on a site that was being constructed for a supermarket.

<div class="block">Residents of a small town in Italy saw ancient ruins discovered on a site that was being constructed for a supermarket.</div>

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Roman Temple Uncovered on Supermarket Build Site

Let's travel over to Italy where residents of small towns were using were looking to build a new supermarket, but they actually uncovered ancient Roman ruins. Instead in December of 2022 construction was stopped after they discovered a temple dating back to first century BC. And just yesterday, a head archaeologist on the project told CNN they've uncovered an even older temple back to the fourth century BC. Underneath. Now, the town may have only had 3000 residents. But in Roman Times, it was a crucial strategic outpost. And according to archaeologists, its remote location stopped it from being ransacked like other similar temples. So the country will showcase the site during European heritage days on September 23rd and 24th.