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‘Truly rare’ 1700-year-old Roman sarcophagus found still stuffed with treasures

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A 1,700-year-old remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been discovered in Hungary’s capital, Budapest, unveiling a rare glimpse into the life on the time. Researchers, together with the Budapest History Museum, discovered the limestone coffin during a large-scale excavation in Óbuda, which was once a part of a bustling Roman settlement on the Danube frontier. (Picture: AP)
This photo released by Budapest History Museum shows archaeologists removing clay around a glass flask in an intact Roman sarcophagus at an archeological site in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 30, 2025. (Gabor Lakos, Budapest History Museum via AP)
The sarcophagus was well preserved, seemingly untouched by looters and sealed for hundreds of years as its stone lid was still fixed in place, secured by metal clamps and molten lead. And when the researchers lifted the lid, they found an entire skeleton surrounded by dozens of artifacts. The coffin was within the ruins of abandoned houses in 1 / 4 of Aquincum, which was abandoned within the third century and later repurposed as a burial ground. (Picture: AP)
This photo released by Budapest History Museum shows researchers removing clay from an intact Roman sarcophagus at an archeological site in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 30, 2025. (Gabor Lakos, Budapest History Museum via AP)
Dr Gabriella Fényes, the excavation’s lead archaeologist, said: ‘The peculiarity of the finding is that it was a hermetically sealed sarcophagus. It was not disturbed previously, so it was intact. The deceased was buried very fastidiously by her relatives. They should have really loved who they buried here.’ (Picture: Gabor Lakos, Budapest History Museum via AP)
Hungarian archaeologists Gabriella Fenyes, left, and Gergely Kostyal inspect a glass flask found in an intact Roman sarcophagus, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (AP photo/Bela Szandelszky)
Researchers also unearthed a Roman aqueduct and eight simpler graves. Nevertheless, they weren’t as well preserved because the sealed tomb. The sarcophagus has an array of objects, which included two completely intact glass vessels, bronze figures and 140 coins. A bone hair pin, a bit of amber jewelry and traces of gold-threaded fabric, together with the dimensions of the skeleton, point to the grave belonging to a young woman. Dr Fényes said the objects were ‘items given to the deceased by her relatives for her everlasting journey.’ (Picture: AP photo/Bela Szandelszky)
The skull of a Roman-era woman is seen in a box after archaeologists found the remains in an intact Roman sarcophagus, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (AP photo/Bela Szandelszky)
Quite a lot of Hungary used to form the Roman province of Pannonia, whose frontier ran along the precise bank of the Danube River lower than a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the positioning. A legionary camp stood a brief distance away, near the empire’s border, and the newly found structures were believed to have been a part of the civilian settlement that grew around it. The young woman’s stays shall be examined, which can reveal more about her age, health and origins. But even now, the grave’s placement and abundance of artifacts offer strong clues. (Picture: AP photo/Bela Szandelszky)
This photo released by Budapest History Museum shows workers lifting the lid of intact Roman sarcophagus for lift at an archeological site in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 30, 2025. (Gabor Lakos, Budapest History Museum via AP)
Co-leader Gergely Kostyál said that the sarcophagus and its contents ‘definitely make it stand out.’ He said: ‘This probably implies that the deceased was well-to-do or of a better social status. It is really rare to seek out a sarcophagus like this, untouched and never used before, because within the fourth century it was common to reuse earlier sarcophagi. It is kind of clear that this sarcophagus was made specifically for the deceased.’ (Picture: Gabor Lakos, Budapest History Museum via AP)
This photo released by Budapest History Museum shows workers securing the lid of intact Roman sarcophagus for lift at an archeological site in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 30, 2025. (Gabor Lakos, Budapest History Museum via AP)
There was also a layer of mud roughly 4 centimeters (1.5 inches) thick contained in the coffin. Dr Fényes said: ‘I think we could find jewelry. We haven’t found any earrings or other jewelry belonging to the girl, so I hope that these small items will turn up throughout the sifting of the mud. I used to be very touched by the care and expression of affection that we were capable of get a glimpse of. Even now, I shudder to think how painful it should have been for the people at the moment to bury this young lady.’ (Picture: Gabor Lakos, Budapest History Museum via AP)



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