Pristine Roman Sarcophagus Surprises Archaeologists in Budapest

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Archaeologists in Budapest have unearthed a pristine Roman sarcophagus. Beneath the heavy limestone lid, they found a skeleton and gifts that provide insight into the life of a young woman 1,700 years ago.

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Archaeology is one of the trades that is bringing back from the past stories that are still surprising. One of them now arrives from Budapest, where a Roman sarcophagus that had been sealed for 1,700 years has been discovered in a state that no one expected. Archaeologists at the Budapest History Museum found it during a routine excavation and the scene made them stop. They saw the piece, they found it closed with its original clamps and, when l…