Roman funerary bed found in central London

The timber has been preserved by the water-logged soil around the lost river Fleet, which was infamous as a reeking open sewer by the time it was covered over in the early 19th century.

The finds include five equally well preserved oak coffins: only three have ever been found before in London. Personal possessions buried with the dead include the lamp, a delicate glass vial, and jet and amber beads.

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