5th-century Belgian burial with 'scrap metal' may reveal missing link between Roman and Merovingian monetary systems

A study published in the journal Britannia analyzed coins and metal items found in an early 5th-century AD burial in ...
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Rare Imperial Purple Cloth Discovered in Roman Infant Burials in York

The discovery of traces of rare Tyrian purple dye in the gypsum burials of two infants in Roman York has shed exciting new ...
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Rare Roman funerary bed discovered in London

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists working in central London have discovered a burial site containing a wooden bed used in a Roman funeral. A team ...
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Archaeologists Uncovered an Ancient Roman Funeral Pyre—And a Treasure Trove of Gold

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The discovery of a bustum-style funeral pyre from the Roman Empire included 22 different gold objects. The collection of gold ...

Ancient Roman grave marker found in New Orleans, returned to Italy

An ancient Roman funerary stone was recovered by the FBI in New Orleans. It was returned to Italy in a ceremony in Rome on ...
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Rare Roman funerary bed discovered in London

Depictions of beds being used as part of funerals are common in Roman art. However, the bed found at this site, preserved by the damp mud of the underground River Fleet, is the first complete example ...
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Archaeologists Uncovered an Ancient Roman Funeral Pyre—And a Treasure Trove of Gold

A Roman-era bustum funeral pyre found in France held more than just the bones of the deceased. Archaeologists discovered 22 different gold objects buried with what could have only been a wealthy Roman ...
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Rare Roman funerary bed discovered in London

London (CNN) — Archaeologists working in central London have discovered a burial site containing a wooden bed used in a Roman funeral. A team from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) made the find ...