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  • Untouched Roman Sarcophagi Found

    12/06/2005 1:06:37 PM PST · by blam · 27 replies · 1,231+ views
    Ansa ^ | 12-6-2005
    Untouched Roman sarcophagi foundRare burial trove dates back to Imperial times (ANSA) - Rome, December 6 - Italian archaeologists have found a remarkable trove of five untouched Roman sarcophagi in a burial vault outside Rome . "It's really rare to find so many sarcophagi that have never been profaned or even opened - as can be seen by the intact lead clasps on their edges," said the head of the dig, Stefano Musco . He said the sarcophagi dated from the II century AD and probably contained the remains of the wealthy residents of a villa that once stood in...