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  • Extraordinary discovery in France: An unlooted 1800-year-old Roman Sarcophagus discovered

    09/27/2023 7:23:36 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 21 replies
    Arkeonews ^ | September 26, 2023 | Leman Altuntaş
    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...