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

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 ...

Evidence points to the possibility that the coffin belonged to an important person, perhaps the head of a prominent family.

The central grave featured a single stone coffin carved from a solid block of limestone, and the burial inside was the gypsum-encased find. Locating a gypsum burial outside of a city center isn ...

While working on a highway in Britain, construction crews have unearthed an ancient stone coffin filled with plaster. The intricately […] The post A 1,500-Year-Old Roman Stone Coffin Was Unearthed By ...

"Stone coffins are uncommon," the statement explained ... The coffin was so heavy in part because it was filled with a substance called white gypsum, which is a mineral used in plaster-making ...

or crushed stone and water to form concrete, which is then sold and distributed to construction contractors. The Gypsum Wallboard segment mines and extracts natural gypsum rock, which is used in ...