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Stone Coffins, found at Bath, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

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Stone Coffins, found at Bath, 1854. Discovery of human remains in Somerset. 'In the first coffin was found a skeleton of large size; in the next, two skulls, with various bones; the small coffin contained no skull, but loose bones. [Also found were] part of an infant's jaw; a metal pin, nearly two inches in length, but much corroded...portions of two small animals, and a considerable quantity of a peculiar bituminous substance. In the neighbourhood of the coffin were discovered some fragments of an earthen vessel, a coin of Constantine, several pieces of glass of a beautiful purple-green hue, with various bones of graminivorous animals. As far as could be made out by examination of the human bones, they form part of eight skeletons - three being those of children of about the ages of two, six, and ten or twelve; the remaining five skeletons are those of adults'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B08_059

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Droits gérés

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13,4Mo (1,0Mo) / 21,5cm x 15,6cm / 2534 x 1848 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Italy stone country Rome British death archaeology Roman location century archaeological cemetery graveyard burial Britain newspapers press concept archaeological site archeology B&W coffin coffins dig 19th century black & white black and white B W Ancient Roman Ancient Rome nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN newspaper engraving Unknown 19th-century