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Archaeologists Uncover a Rare Coffin of a Roman Elite Submerged in Liquid Gypsum, Providing an Insight Into Burial Practices
The burial contained a stone coffin that held a deceased individual was enclosed in liquid gypsum, according to LiveScience. This burial practice was from Roman times and was known to be more ...
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Experts to investigate mysterious Roman burials found in Yorkshire
Researchers from York University are to investigate a curious funeral custom from third and fourth century Yorkshire, where liquid gypsum was poured over clothed bodies in coffins. The three-year ...