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Deep Dive: Roman Sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey Likely Held Remains of Medieval Monk
LONDON, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by Taylor & Francis, human remains found in a Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey in 1820 may have been identified by Warwick Rodwell, consultant archaeologist at Westminster Abbey. The sarcophagus is inscribed with the name of Valerius Amandinus, a wealthy Briton who lived between about A.D. A Latin cross dated to the tenth or eleventh century is also inscribed on the lid of the sarcophagus, however, suggesting that it may have been reused during the medieval period.
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