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Kanton Aargau
The cantonal department of education, culture and sport (BKS) announced Tuesday that the stretch of the road was found during excavations before an apartment building construction project. In fact, archaeologists expected Mesolithic and Bronze Age remains in the area. But they found a 40-centimeter-thick gravel packet 30 centimeters below the humus.
According to the BKS, the Roman tiles in the gravel show that it is a Roman road. Precise dating is not possible because no finds have been found that would have allowed it. However, it can be assumed that the road was built during the construction of the Roman mansions adjacent to it in the 1st century AD.
Renovation work already in Roman times
The mansions were located near the road at regular intervals. In it military and civilians traveled, goods and mail were transported. The road was renovated once in Roman times. As is customary on Roman roads, there was a ditch on the valley side of the road. This was about a meter wide and about 80 centimeters deep. Lime deposits were found in the trench. This shows that there was water for a long time.
The section at Seengen and another, which was discovered earlier to the north of it at Egliswil AG, belonged to a Roman overland road. This served to develop the Central Plateau and led from Lenzburg AG to Seengen and from there presumably to Zugerland and towards the Bündner passes. This led to the highway system south of the Alps and finally to Rome. (SDA)
Posted: Mar 16, 2021, 10:14 a.m.
Last updated: 03/16/2021, 50 minutes ago
