'Completely intact' Roman sarcophagus found in Granada
Friday, July 5, 2019 @ 1:28 AM
A ROMAN sarcophagus completely intact and sealed up has been described as 'an exceptional find' and 'unprecedented'.
It is being opened by experts at Granada's Archaeological Museum this weekend, and historians believe the body inside it may be almost perfectly preserved.
The ancient coffin is made of lead and has been tightly closed, with no way for air to enter it, since the Roman era, meaning once it is opened, it could be one of the few chances the world ever has to see first-hand what people from over 2,000 years really looked like.
Archaeologists have dated the sarcophagus to between the second and fourth centuries BC, and expect to find personal items and valuables inside it along with the deceased.
This completely unique finding was made on June 11 in the Plaza de Villamena in the Alhambra Palace city when builders were carrying out works on a basement.
Although it is thought to be only the second sealed-up Roman sarcophagus ever to be found, no documentation exists about the first one, which is believed to have been discovered in 1902.
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