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Rare Roman funerary bed discovered in London

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists working in central London have discovered a burial site containing a wooden bed used in a Roman funeral. A team ...

Rare, intact ancient Roman burial unearthed during excavations in eastern Croatia

Previously, a total of 44 other Roman graves were discovered during excavations for the project, however the most recent find ...
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Archaeologists found a Roman funeral pyre and a trove of gold

Archaeologists in southwestern France have uncovered a Roman cremation site so lavish that it forces a rethink of how wealth, status, and memory were displayed on the fringes of the empire. At the ...
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Oldest Wine in the World Is Still Liquid Inside 2,000-Year-Old Roman Funeral Urn

Although molecular traces of ancient wines have been found staining pottery walls, this is the oldest wine in a liquid state ...
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A Woman Buried in an Elaborate Roman Coffin With Precious Grave Goods Was ‘Clearly Cherished by Her Family and Her Community,’ Archaeologists Say

A new exhibition in Colchester, England, site of the first capital of Roman Britain, explores the "Lexden Lady" and her collection of treasures ...
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Archaeologists Uncovered an Ancient Roman Funeral Pyre—And a Treasure Trove of Gold

A Roman-era bustum funeral pyre found in France held more than just the bones of the deceased. Archaeologists discovered 22 different gold objects buried with what could have only been a wealthy Roman ...
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Rare Roman funerary bed discovered in London

Archaeologists working in central London have discovered a burial site containing a wooden bed used in a Roman funeral. A team from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) made the find near Holborn ...