Image Gallery: Ancient Roman Cemetery Unearthed

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Parking lot surprise

University of Leicester archeologist hear a 1,700 - class - old Roman cemetery beneath a parking lot in Leicester . So far , they have found numerous burials and the skeletal remains of 13 individual , both male and female and of various long time . The burials also show a range of religious beliefs , with a very pagan burial next to a very Christian one . Here , a view across the website showing the spread of medieval pits . [ Read the Full Story ]

Christian burial

One Christian burying include a Roman Catholic individual who was face east and wear a polished finger’s breadth ring made of jet on the remaining hand . Here , the Christian burial under dig . [ Read the Full Story ]

The ring

The design etched onto that ring , " nine , " may have been an artistic design or could represent an former Christian symbolisation need from the initial of Jesus Christ in Greek , known as Iota - Chi , or IX . " If so this would represent uncommon evidence for a personal affirmation of opinion from this period , " say archaeologic labor officer John Thomas . [ translate the Full Story ]

Roman burials

Here , two Roman burial under mining . From the mix of inhumation type , it ’s possible " that the necropolis ply for a range of belief that would have been important to hoi polloi survive in Leicester at this time , " Thomas sound out . [ Read the Full Story ]

Skeleton Richard III

Parking scores seem to be great places to take care for bones these days . In February , archaeologist announced castanets excavate from underneath a parking lot in Leicester , " beyond sensible dubiousness , " belong to the lose and vilified English king Richard III . His remains are shown here .

Skull of King Richard III

The skull of the skeleton find at the Grey Friars dig in Leicester , identified as that of King Richard III .

two-skeletons

More latterly , the skeletal corpse of a medieval knight and possibly his family crypt were unearthed from beneath a parking lot in Scotland .

knight-grave

This carve slab , think to be the tombstone of a medieval knight , was found under a parking portion in Edinburgh . Now researcher say they have unearth what may be the knight ’s kinsperson .

roman cemetery unearthed beneath Leicester parking lot

The Roman cemetery unearthed in Leicester, England, included pagan and Christian burials, Here, a Christian burial being excavated.

an early christian ring found at a burial in a roman cemetery.

Two Roman burials being excavated from beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England.

skeleton of what may be king richard iii

skull of what may be King Richard III

skeletons being unearthed at an excavation of a medieval knight’s tomb

The headstone of a medieval knight unearthed in Scotland

a horse skeleton in the ground

an aerial view of a mass grave with many bones

A copper-alloy bucket that has turned brown and green shows incised designs of a person and wild animals

A gold raven�s head with inset garnet eye and a flattened gold ring with triangular garnets sit on a black cloth on a table.

Gold ring with intaglio cameo stone carved with bust of Apollo and a snake

A vessel decorated with two human-like faces (one is shown above).

Police in Jerusalem have seized a hoard of stolen antiquities in Jerusalem, including coins, incense burners and ceramics.

A modern-day artist�s depiction of the Roman senate, an institution that was vital to the Roman Republic.

The Temple of Saturn is located in the Roman Forum.

The ancient iron dagger is richly decorated with inlays of silver and brass. It belonged to a Roman legionary, and may have been buried intentionally as a token of thanks after a victory in battle.