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Extraordinary discovery in France: An unlooted 1800-year-old Roman Sarcophagus discovered
Arkeonews ^ | September 26, 2023 | Leman Altuntaş

Posted on 09/27/2023 7:23:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

Archaeologists from France's National Institute of Preventive Archeology (INRAP) have unearthed an unlooted ancient stone sarcophagus in the vast ancient necropolis on Rue Soussillon in northeastern France...

The ancient Durocortorum was the capital of the province of Gaul Belgium and was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire. The city extended over 600 hectares and was delimited by a powerful wall. It was in the second half of the 19th century, during extension work in Reims, that the contours of this so-called "Augustan" enclosure were highlighted as well as the extra muros necropolises, located around the seven main access routes. (towards Boulogne, Soissons, Paris, Lyon, Trier, Cologne and Bavay). In 22 years of research, 5,000 tombs have been explored and added to the museum's collections.

The First World War destroyed the museum as well as a large part of its collections and documentation. Apart from knowledge of the topography of the funerary spaces, very little remains from the excavations of these ancient necropolises...

During the recent excavation, scientists discovered a lime sarcophagus limestone that measures 3.3 feet high, 5.4 feet long, and 2.6 feet wide, with a 1,700-pound lid held in place by iron pegs sealed with lead. The archaeologists first did X-rays on the sarcophagus then used an endoscopic camera. They found a skeleton of a woman inside, alongside a number of other objects, including a mirror...

Inside the sarcophagus were also two glass containers possibly containing perfumed oils.

The unearthed items indicate that the burial occurred in the 2nd century A.D. Samples of the sediment on the bones and on the bottom of the tank will make it possible to determine if there are plant remains or products linked to the treatment of bodies.

(Excerpt) Read more at arkeonews.net ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: durocortorum; europe; godsgravesglyphs; romanempire; rome; ruesoussillon; sarcophagus
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Photo: France’s National Institute of Preventive Archeology (INRAP)
Photo: France’s National Institute of Preventive Archeology (INRAP)

1 posted on 09/27/2023 7:23:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 09/27/2023 7:24:07 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

People were shorter back then.................


3 posted on 09/27/2023 7:27:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: SunkenCiv

Let the looting begin!


4 posted on 09/27/2023 7:29:17 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: SunkenCiv

I’ve seen enough movies to know that they shouldn’t open it! /S


5 posted on 09/27/2023 7:35:42 AM PDT by shotgun
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6 posted on 09/27/2023 7:38:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I for one, certainly prefer my sarcophagi to only be looted by PhDs


7 posted on 09/27/2023 7:58:25 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

You finally found a place to use the plural word for Sarcophagus.


8 posted on 09/27/2023 8:08:01 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: SunkenCiv

Thanks!


9 posted on 09/27/2023 8:22:54 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: gibsonguy; SunkenCiv

Perhaps the genitive singular, “the sarcophagus of me”. :-)


10 posted on 09/27/2023 8:28:22 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: gibsonguy

Whew!


11 posted on 09/27/2023 8:30:35 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: pierrem15

Wouldn’t that be “sarcophagme”? ;^)


12 posted on 09/27/2023 8:40:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Cincinnatus.45-70

My pleasure.


13 posted on 09/27/2023 8:41:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

What an outstanding find!


14 posted on 09/27/2023 8:53:20 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: telescope115

Yup. And it’s already been handled better than the many excavated over a century ago.


15 posted on 09/27/2023 9:13:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Unlooted until now.


16 posted on 09/27/2023 9:30:55 AM PDT by Timmy
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To: Timmy; aMorePerfectUnion; ComputerGuy
Archaeological excavations are not looting.

Looting is what is carried out (and advocated here on FR) by folks who think they should carry off whatever they find, screw everyone else, y'know, like BLM does.

17 posted on 09/27/2023 9:40:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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—> Archaeological excavations are not looting.

They simply have approved looting credentials and carry away what they loot to institutions, screwing local communities of their cultural patrimony.


18 posted on 09/27/2023 9:54:17 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

No, they don’t. Local patrimony, what a joke.


19 posted on 09/27/2023 10:13:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

—> Local patrimony, what a joke.

I see your problem bro


20 posted on 09/27/2023 10:15:03 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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