An incredibly intact tomb dating at least 2,000 years has been discovered in Southern Italy, with frescos that look like they could have been painted yesterday.

Archaeologists surveying land before updating the city’s water supply city, got a little more than they bargained for, discovering a tomb sealed with a tuff slab, only to reveal frescos believed to date back to the Imperial and Roman eras.

One of the most well-preserved frescos depicts a three-headed dog, an Ancient Greek creature called Cerberus, also known as the “hound of Hades”, who would guard the gates of the Underworld to prevent souls from escaping.

It is therefore being dubbed the “Tomb Of Cerberus”.

The walls of the tomb also depicted mythological scenes of Hercules like ichthyocentaurs, creatures with human tops and lower bodies of horses or fish-tails.

“The excitement was enormous … the screams, the hugs, us, the workers, finding something like this doesn’t happen every day,” archaeologist Valentina Russo told Euronews.

Excavations on the tomb continue, while the surrounding area will be explored too.

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