German highway works reveal 2,000-year-old Roman road

Archaeological excavations during modernization works on the A8 highway near Drackenstein, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, have uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman road and even older prehistoric remains.

Researchers identified a 90-meter section of the ancient Alblimes Road, a strategic route constructed with Jurassic white limestone that once connected Rottweil and Heidenheim an der Brenz. The road, approximately five meters wide, likely dates back to the 1st century AD during the reign of Emperor Vespasian.

Beneath the Roman infrastructure, archaeologists discovered Bronze Age burials, including a funerary urn and a metal pin. The site also contains evidence of Celtic settlements, suggesting the area has been a site of continuous human occupation for millennia.