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A 1,500-Year-Old Roman Stone Coffin Was Unearthed By Construction Crews Working On A Highway In England
While working on a highway in Britain, construction crews have unearthed an ancient stone coffin filled with plaster. The ...
1,500-year-old Roman coffin found in East England during A47 highway works
The sarcophagus was recovered from a small Roman roadside cemetery, undisturbed since its burial in Roman times.
Roman coffin as heavy as caravan found by road
A team of archaeologists uncovered a Roman stone coffin that was as heavy as a large, male polar bear during a road upgrade ...
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Mummy found in Egyptian coffin that was thought to be empty
Scientists in Australia have discovered the remains of a mummy in a 2,500-year-old coffin that was previously classified as empty. The sarcophagus had been left untouched at a university museum in ...
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Ancient coffin breaks as child put in it at Southend museum
A chunk came out of the coffin after visitors put a child inside it A "historically unique" 800-year-old stone coffin was damaged when visitors to a museum put a child inside it. Part of the ...