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🔬 Science
October 21, 2026 at 08:34 PM
Archaeologists May Have Solved the Mystery of a Roman Sarcophagus Excavated at Westminster Abbey in 1869
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
New research has potentially solved the 150-year-old mystery of a Roman sarcophagus found at Westminster Abbey, revealing it was repurposed for an abbot in the 10th or 11th century.
archaeology
historical discovery
Westminster Abbey
Roman sarcophagus
London monastery