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  • Archaeologists make 'unprecedented' discovery after unsealing a 2,000-year-old tomb

    07/26/2024 9:14:19 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 16 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | Friday, July 26th 2024 | Matthew Phelan
    ...The team made the 'unprecedented' find after unsealing the 2,000-year-old sarcophagus in the historic 'Tomb of Cerberus' in Naples.The remains had been preserved by plant-based creams that were applied on the bodies prior to being sealed in the chamber...One of the bodies was found covered in a shroud, surrounded by grave goods, which the team unwrapped and found the individual was perfectly preserved.The particular care given to the deceased and the chronology of the objects found suggested that he may have been the founder of the family for whom the mausoleum was built...Archaeologists have previously found a large number of...