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

Just why the Romans did this, though, remains a mystery. The experts that made the discovery found that the natural properties of gypsum hardened and formed a plaster-like casing, creating imprints of ...

Archaeologists Uncover a Rare Coffin of a Roman Elite Submerged in Liquid Gypsum, Providing an Insight Into Burial Practices Archaeologists discovered a Roman-era cemetery on a highway as part of a ...

And, apparently, for the Romans covering their dead in the liquid form—which included mixing the gypsum in water. Just why the Romans did this, though, remains a mystery. The experts that made ...

Strange ‘liquid’ burial unearthed in England reveals secrets of Roman elite - Burial made by pouring liquid gypsum over deceased individuals ...

The central grave contained a stone coffin carved from a single block of limestone. Liquid gypsum is believed to have been poured over the deceased during the burial, to form a hard cast.

The burial in this grave was encased in gypsum before capping stones were placed on the coffin, they say. This type of burial was made by pouring liquid gypsum over deceased individuals which then ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman-era cemetery in England with the unique burial of a “high-status individual” encased in liquid gypsum at its centre. Researchers found that the central ...