A Roman-era lead sarcophagus was uncovered at the site of a 2000-year-old Roman necropolis in the Gaza Strip.
The sarcophagus may have belonged to a prominent individual based on where it was found, the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities' director of excavation and museums, Jehad Yasin, told CNN on Thursday.
Yasin said the ancient Roman cemetery was discovered in 2022"as excavations were carried out at the site in cooperation with Premiere Urgence Internationale and funded by the British Council." Premiere Urgence Internationale, a French humanitarian organization, has collaborated on"Palestinian cultural heritage preservation" projects in Gaza under a program calledThe coffin was exhumed from the site to perform archaeological analysis for bone identification, which will take around two months, according to Yasin.While Gaza is a site of
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