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'City of the dead': Vatican Museums opens ancient Roman necropolis to the public
Hidden in the depths of Vatican City lies an ancient Roman burial ground, the Via Triumphalis Necropolis, often referred to as a "city for the dead." Within its confines, marble sarcophagi stand ...
Archaeologists Uncovered the Tomb of a Roman Gladiator—but the Gladiator Was Nowhere to Be Found
A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, archaeologists found the remains of 12 unidentified people in the reused tomb. The ...
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Over 180 ancient Roman graves found at Emonika construction site
Archaeological excavations at the site where a Hungarian investor is building a commercial complex that will be part of the ...
Archaeologists make startling discovery after unearthing tomb of Roman warrior
Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of a Roman gladiator in Turkey but were shocked to find the remains of 12 other people ...
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1,500-year-old grave — with remarkable accessories — found in Germany. See the finds
Archaeologists excavated an ancient Roman burial in Pförring and found a belt hung with keys, coins, a snail shell and other artifacts, photos show. Photo from the Bavarian State Office for ...
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Letters Written by Ancient Roman Commanders Have Been Found in a Pet Cemetery in Egypt
An ancient pet cemetery in Egypt ... excavating it since then. Among the burials of cats, dogs and exotic monkeys, ...
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Archaeologists Are Not Finding Late Roman and Anglo-Saxon Burials from the 5th Century in England – Where Are the Bodies?
Klevnäs / Antiquity The 5th century, a time of great cultural transformation in ancient Britain, has been considered a puzzle for archaeologists due to the lack of funeral records. During this period, ...
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Cambridge dinosaur bone probably from Roman fossil hunter
A dinosaur bone dug up on the site of a new development was probably part of an ancient Roman fossil ... and several Roman burials." Benjamin Hughes Clem Cooper from Oxford Archaeology East ...