A very rare 2,500-year-old stone coffin with well-preserved color illustrations from Homer's epics, that show two warriors on a chariot, has been discovered in ancient tomb in Kouklia village near the coastal town of Paphos, Cyprus, southwest of capital Nicosia about 130 kilometers (80 miles) on Friday, March 17, 2006. The white-stone sarcophagus was accidentally discovered by construction workers last week in a tomb near the village of Kouklia. The artifact dated to 500 B.C., when Greek cultural influence was gaining a firm hold on the eastern Mediterranean island. (AP Photo/Akis Ethelondis)
A very rare 2,500-year-old stone coffin with well-preserved color illustrations from Homer's epics, that show a drawings depict a figure carrying a seriously injured or dead man and a lion fighting a wild boar under a tree, has been discovered in ancient tomb in Kouklia village near the coastal town of Paphos, Cyprus, southwest of capital Nicosia about 130 kilometers (80 miles) on Friday, March 17, 2006. ... (AP Photo/Akis Ethelondis)