Man Intent on Fixing Toilet Uncovers Centuries-Old Subterranean World Beneath his Basement

Really cool, I'm going to start digging in my basement right now to see if I get lucky.

Nah, not really.

I know, it would be ironic if the neighbor see's through the basement window and calls the cops fearing you are burying a body.

An Italian man’s dream to open a modest restaurant became an archaeological obsession when he broke ground in order to repair a faulty toilet. The underground world filled with centuries of history he found beneath his building would dominate his life for more than a decade.

In 2000, Luciano Faggiano faced plumbing and sewage issues on the property he had purchased in order to start a trattoria, a casual eating establishment, in Lecce, Italy. Figuring it would be a quick fix, he opted to find and repair the trouble himself, with the help of his two older sons. Digging beneath the building, the family soon discovered a subterranean world, “tracing back before the birth of Jesus: a Messapian tomb, a Roman granary, a Franciscan chapel and even etchings from the Knights Templar.


Read more: [link to www.ancient-origins.net]

is the shitter fixed?

There's even a 3D virtual tour:

[link to www.museofaggiano.it]

There's even a 3D virtual tour:

[link to www.museofaggiano.it]

Wow! What an amazing thing to discover. Pre Christ era, streets even.

What happened? Was this above ground several thousand years ago, then buried somehow through earthquakes and upheavals?