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Roman stone coffin unearthed during roadworks in UK Archaeologists in Britain have uncovered a large hand-carved Roman stone coffin, one of the most unique burial finds of the year. The coffin, weighing 750 kg, lay untouched for over 1,500 years until a team from Headland Archaeology dug it up. Archaeologists found this amazing artifact during roadworks on the A47 in Cambridgeshire, part of the old Roman road that linked key areas of Roman Britain. As National Highways works to turn the single-lane road into a dual carriageway, they stumbled upon a Roman cemetery near the road