Archaeologists have found a 2000-year-old sarcophagus and fresco in Naples, Italy. IS reviews that mummies that have been completely preserved for hundreds of years got here out of the sarcophagus.
The well-preserved mummies, in addition to the strategy used, have stunned archaeologists. The stays have been preserved with a plant-based cream on the our bodies earlier than they have been buried right here. One of many our bodies was discovered wrapped in linen and surrounded by grave items. Images of the mummies are scheduled to be publicly displayed sooner or later.
As a part of a mission funded by the Italian Ministry of Tradition, DNA evaluation is being carried out on embalmed human stays to establish most of the our bodies discovered.
A fresco depicting Cerberus, a three-headed canine thought-about the protector of the underworld in historic Greek mythology, was additionally discovered within the constructing.
Archaeologists have discovered many tombs courting again to the Roman Empire in the identical space.
