'Cutting-edge' technology has shed new light on a family buried together nearly 2,000 years ago.
By Chris BaynesArchaeologists at the University of York said cutting-edge technology had allowed them to examine in "stunning" clarity the grave of a British family who died nearly 2,000 years ago.
Gypsum burials have been found elsewhere in Europe and North Africa but were particularly notable in Britain, with at least 45 recorded in the York area since the late 19th Century. They team scanned the gypsum cast of a family of two adults and an infant who were buried together after dying at the same time.
"The 3D images allow us to witness a poignant family tragedy almost 2000 years after it occurred, reminding us not only of the fragility of life in antiquity, but also the care invested in the interment of this group of people," Prof Carroll said.The Yorkshire Museum in York 16 Roman gypsum burial casts in its collection
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