The coffin was so heavy in part because it was ... including what may have been a young woman's dowry. "One grave of a young woman contained a collection of valuables, all laid at the feet of ...
Researchers found that the central grave contained a stone coffin carved from a single solid block of limestone. The burial in this grave was encased in gypsum before capping stones were placed on ...
During a British highway project, a team of archaeologists uncovered a Roman-era central burial with 21 additional grave cuts. The central grave includes a coffin carved from solid limestone and a ...