ANCIENT SKELETON
UNEARTHED IN ROME
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[ June 6th 2006 ]
A team
of archaeologists excavating a site in Rome have
unearthed the remains of a female skeleton dating
to the 10th century B.C. in an ancient necropolis
hidden under the Imperial Forums, Associated
Press reports today.
The well-preserved
skeleton appears to be that of a woman aged about
30, said archaeologist Anna De Santis, who took
part in the excavations under the Caesar's Forum.
An amber necklace and four pins also were found
near the 5-foot-3-inch-long skeleton.
According
to AP, it was the first skeleton to be found in
the 3,000-year-old necropolis and highlighted
a "social change" in the funerary habits of the
people who dwelled in the area, from incinerating
to burying the dead.
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