Evidence points to the possibility that the coffin belonged to an important person, perhaps the head of a prominent family.

While working on a highway in Britain, construction crews have unearthed an ancient stone coffin filled with plaster. The intricately […] The post A 1,500-Year-Old Roman Stone Coffin Was Unearthed By ...

A "beautifully carved" ancient Roman stone coffin weighing more than 1,600 pounds has been unearthed during road upgrade works in the United Kingdom. The coffin was found along a section of the ...

A team of archaeologists working on a road upgrade project have uncovered a Roman stone coffin weighing the same as a small ...

"Stone coffins are uncommon," the statement explained ... possibly for a last toast at the graveside or a commemorative anniversary." Ancient Roman discoveries are not uncommon in the United ...

Just why the Romans did this, though, remains a mystery. The experts that made the discovery found that the natural ...

A Roman-era cemetery, found ahead of a construction project in England, holds an unusual burial at its center.

YOSHINOGARI, Saga Prefecture--The lids of a stone coffin that may contain the remains of a powerful person from the latter part of the Yayoi Period (c. 1000 B.C.-250 A.D.) were lifted here on June 5.

The central grave featured a single stone coffin carved from a solid block ... and Tinker Hatfield in Portland. Man Finds Ancient Fossilized Vomit. Gross.

A Roman stone coffin that was uncovered during A47 roadworks ... The coffin was found at what was once a Roman road linking ancient Britain during our work to upgrade a section of the A47 in ...