Archaeologist Péter Kiss holding one of the most precious finds: a decorated glass bottle.
The excavation was made next to the city's concert hall, before it is expanded, said Péter Kiss, an archaeologist for Szombathely's Savaria Museum.
Knife handles carved to show Pardus and Senilis, two legendary gladiators
"We already knew that there should be items of archaeological interest in the area before the excavation, as an earlier excavation was carried out at the site when the local music school was built in the 1960s," Kiss said.
The most recent excavation has revealed 20 Roman tombs and a section of sewerage. The bones in the tombs were scattered, indicating the graves had been robbed, Kiss said.
The sewerage is interesting because wooden planks lined its bottom, unlike other sewerages typical of the period, Kiss said. He added that footprints of the men who built the sewerage had been identified in one spot.
In December of last year, Kiss revealed several priceless objects uncovered in an excavation of an old cemetery in the city. Among them were two carved knife handles showing the legendary gladiators Pardus and Senilis. The objects can be seen on display in the Savaria Museum.
A figure of Cupid carved from bone
