Commotion Among Archaeologists After Finding in Croatia a Roman Sarcophagus of Stone Sealed with Lime 1,600 Years Ago

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A team of archaeologists has dug up in Croatia a Roman stone sarcophagus that remained closed and sealed with lime since the late Antiquity. The finding occurred during protective excavations at number 8 of Zorina Street, in the historic centre of Cavtat, in the south of the country. The piece appeared in its original position, inside the necropolis of the ancient Roman colony of Epidauro, on which the current Cavtat stands. Specialists highligh…