Just why the Romans did this, though, remains a mystery. The experts that made the discovery found that the natural properties of gypsum hardened and formed a plaster-like casing, creating imprints of ...

The unusual coffin was discovered along the A47 road ... The discovery was part of a "small Roman roadside cemetery," which was unearthed as highway workers worked to upgrade the highway.

The Temoney family is devastated after a tragic incident at a Northeast D.C. cemetery during the burial of their loved one.

The sarcophagus was part of a small Roman roadside cemetery uncovered during the roadworks. The coffin had remained "undisturbed since its burial in Roman times." "It's a unique discovery in this ...