Archaeologists working in central London have discovered a burial site containing a wooden bed used in a Roman funeral. A team from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) made the find near Holborn ...

Underneath the bustling center of London sat an “incredibly rare” piece of furniture. For centuries, the ancient treasure went unnoticed. Not anymore. Archaeologists in the United Kingdom began ...

An image of an archaeologist excavating the wooden funerary bed and a reconstruction of the artifact (top right) © MOLA Researchers have unearthed a rare Roman ...

Researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) have unearthed a funerary bed of wood, five Roman oak coffins, skeletons and other items from a 2,000-year old Roman burial site.

Depictions of beds being used as part of funerals are common in Roman art. However, the bed found at this site, preserved by the damp mud of the underground River Fleet, is the first complete example ...

Archaeologists in London unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman funerary bed, a first-of-its-kind find, and five wooden coffins, photos show. Photo from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) Underneath ...