Roman stone coffin from Boscombe Down

The excavated Roman coffin

A remarkable Roman burial has been found at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, UK. When we lifted the lid off a three tonne stone coffin we were surprised to discover that the coffin had not filled with soil. Instead, we found ourselves looking down on the skeleton of a woman who was cradling a young child in her arms. More information is available at the project's website: www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/wiltshire/boscombe/preserve... A video can be seen at vimeo.com/601226

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Roman cork sole Roman beaker Analysing the stone 1 Measuring the shoe Analysing the stone 3 Examining the shoes 4 Roman child's shoe Analysing the stone 2 Examining the shoes 2 Examining the shoes 3 Loading the coffin 1 Examining the shoes 1 Taking samples Loading the coffin 2 Final preparations 2 Recording skeletons Airborne coffin Final preparations 1 The excavated Roman coffin Inside the coffin Lifting the lid 4 Site visit to Boscombe Down Lifting the lid 3 Lifting the lid of a Roman stone coffin 1 Lifting the lid of a Roman stone coffin 2 Opening the coffin Organic preservation in a Roman stone coffin Excavating the woman's skeleton Surveying the location of the grave using GPS Planning the skeletons The lady's luxury slippers and bronze anklet The burials at the end of the excavation The stone coffin as found Beads from a Roman necklace made from jet from Whitby, Yorkshire

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