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According to the England ... intact stone casket weighed as much as “an adult male polar bear.” For those unsure about that exact unit of measurement, that puts the coffin at around 1,650 ...

hand-carved stone coffin that weighs as much as a large male polar bear—some 1,650 pounds. According to a statement from England’s motorway maintenance company National Highways, the coffin ...

The Roman stone coffin under excavation. The artifact was unearthed during road upgrade works in the East of England. The Roman stone coffin under excavation. The artifact was unearthed during ...

National Highways, a government-owned transportation authority in England, announced last week that archaeologists discovered a rare ancient Roman burial site, including a stone coffin ...

A previously undiscovered 1,600-year-old burial site in northern England could provide key clues ... an ancient lead coffin that is believed to hold the remains of an aristocratic woman from ...