The 2000-year-old Roman road with 3 skeletons beneath a McDonald’s restaurant in Rome, Italy.

Kane Khanh | Archeaology
December 12, 2023

An ancient stretch of Roman road has been found under a McDonald’s.

The 150ft-long stretch of basalt road has now became a permanent attraction at the ‘museum,’ with people intrigued to visit the ‘historical attraction’.

The 2000-year-old Roman road with 3 skeletons beneath a McDonald’s restaurant in Rome, Italy.

Customers can now walk on the road underneath the restaurant in Rome, Italy, as well as see the three skeletons that have been uncovered.

The skeletons have yet to be dated through carbon testing, it has been reported.

The 2000-year-old Roman road with 3 skeletons beneath a McDonald’s restaurant in Rome, Italy.

People are now visiting the ‘museum’ under McDonald’s ( Image: Rex Features) The 2000-year-old Roman road with 3 skeletons beneath a McDonald’s restaurant in Rome, Italy.Three skeletons have been found ( Image: Rex Features)  The 2000-year-old Roman road with 3 skeletons beneath a McDonald’s restaurant in Rome, Italy.

After undergoing restoration, the road can also be viewed through a glass floor.

The unearthed road has clear signs of wear and tear from cart wheels, it has been reported, and was most likely used for a few hundred years before it was abandoned.

The 2000-year-old Roman road with 3 skeletons beneath a McDonald’s restaurant in Rome, Italy.An ancient Roman road beneath a fast-food eatery ( Image: Rex Features)  The 2000-year-old Roman road with 3 skeletons beneath a McDonald’s restaurant in Rome, Italy.

n ancient stretch of Roman road discovered beneath a McDonald’s in Rome can now been admired ( Image: Rex Features)