Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Well-preserved Roman tombstone found in England

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An extremely well-preserved Roman tombstone has been found in Cirencester, England.


What’s weird is that the inscription only fills half of the panel, so there’s a space left below it.


“You can see horizontal marking-out lines, so I guess what they were going to do was come back later when her husband died and add his name to the inscription,” Mr Holbrook added.


He added that the skeletal remains, including the skull, were being excavated from beneath the headstone.


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Story: BBC News | Photo: BBC News



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