Rare Roman Sarcophagus Found in Ancient Greek City in Croatia
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Rare Roman Sarcophagus Found in Ancient Greek City in Croatia
Ancient greek city of Epidaurum, present-day Cavtat. Credit: Carron Brown / Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0 Archaeologists in Croatia have uncovered a rare late Roman stone sarcophagus in Cavtat, a coastal town built on the site of the ancient Greek city of Epidaurum (Greek: Ἐπίδαυρος). The discovery was made during protective excavations at the Zorina 8 site. The work was carried out by the Museums and Galleries of Konavle, which investigated part of a l…
The archaeological excavations of urgency promoted on the site of the number 8, Zorina Street in the historical center of Cavtat in Croatia, have produced a discovery of exceptional relevance for the knowledge of the late ancient occupation on the Dalmatian coast. The works, executed by the team of Museums and Galleries of Konavle under the [...]
Rare Late Roman Sarcophagus Discovered in Cavtat
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved late Roman stone sarcophagus during protective excavations at the Zorina 8 site in Cavtat, part of the ancient Roman colony of Epidaurum. The discovery was made by the Museums and Galleries of Konavle while investigating a section of a late antique necropolis that also revealed a variety of burial types, including masonry tombs, amphora burials and graves constructed from stone slabs and …
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