‘Catacomb’: 2,000-year-old Roman ruins discovered thanks to wayward feline

On October 16, a Roman cat-owner stumbled upon a 2,000-year-old tomb filled with human bones.

Mirko Curti and a friend were chasing Curti's cat not far from his apartment building when they discovered the ancient ruins.

"The cat managed to get into a grotto and we followed the sound of its meowing," he told the Guardian.

The two men entered the small opening in the low limestone rock cliff near Via di Pietralata and "found themselves surrounded by niches dug into the rock similar to those used by the Romans to hold funeral urns, while what appeared to be human bones littered the floor," the Guardian reported.

Curti called the discovery "the most incredible experience" of his life.

Archeologists believe the tomb dates from between 1st century BC and 2nd century AD and assume the bones had fallen from a separate burial space higher up inside the cliff.

Recent heavy rains likely shifted the rocks blocking the entrance, creating the opening to the catacombs found by Curti's cat.

"I hope the cat gets special credit on a plaque," The Mary Sue's Jill Pantozzi wrote.