Workers in Germany have accidentally uncovered a significant Roman site dating back nearly 2,000 years during construction work.
The unexpected discovery - made while building the LVR Jewish Museum - includes a private altar used for ritual offerings to deities, extensive foundations of a structure, and a stone staircase.
Archaeologists have confirmed that the origins of the site date to the first century, during the early period of Roman occupation.
The oldest structure among the finds is the stone staircase, of which only the central section has survived. The staircase is believed to have led from the Praetorium - the official residence of the local Roman governor - toward the River Rhine. However, its full extent and endpoints have not yet been definitively determined.
