#Sarcophagus

A new archaeological study has determined that a 4th century, Roman-era coffin buried at Westminster Abbey was curiously recycled by monks during the medieval era.

Whose skeleton was discovered inside a late Roman sarcophagus? One archaeologist has suggested two medieval abbots as possible contenders.

A case of coffin swapping may explain the mysterious medieval burial. The post Roman sarcophagus inside Westminster Abbey originally held a different body appeared first on Popular Science.

A sarcophagus in Westminster Abbey with Roman and Anglo-Saxon decorations baffled archaeologists, but now a 150-year-old mystery has finally been solved.

A sarcophagus in Westminster Abbey with Roman and Anglo-Saxon decorations baffled archaeologists, but now a 150-year-old mystery has finally been solved.

New research suggests that the ancient coffin was repurposed in the 10th or 11th century to hold the remains of an abbot who had overseen the London monastery