A "beautifully carved" ancient Roman stone coffin weighing more than 1,600 pounds has been unearthed during road upgrade works in the United Kingdom. The coffin was found along a section of the ...

A team of archaeologists stationed on a road upgrade project unearthed a Roman stone coffin. It weighed 118 stones (750kg) and was estimated to weigh the same as a small caravan, according to BBC.

A team of archaeologists working on a road upgrade project have uncovered a Roman stone coffin weighing the same as a small caravan. The casket, which weighed 118 stones (750kg), was discovered ...

For those unsure about that exact unit of measurement, that puts the coffin at around 1,650 lbs. “While our main focus has been on building a road to improve journeys for road users, it’s been ...