2023-07-03 06:48:00
Both mosaics are made of small red bricks and feature a flower surrounded by concentric circles.
Magnificent tomb still low walls, entry steps and interior floors are inlaid with two mosaics of small red bricks, each with a flower encircling concentric circles. More than 100 coins were also scattered across the floor of the tomb.
According to the statement, tomb originally contained coffins and other scientifically described burial artifacts, but nothing was recovered from the structure itself. However, excavations around the ruins have yielded Roman-era items belonging to more than 80 tombs, including bronze bracelets, pottery and a bone comb.
Archaeologists only found the second mosaic when they dug underneath the first. This suggests that the mausoleum platform was raised at least once while it was still being used for burial.
According to the archaeological team, only wealthy members of society have access to the mausoleum, which can either be used as a family mausoleum or belong to a “burial club”, which requires a daily fee. months to secure a future grave.
Roman invaders under Emperor Claudius founded London, or Londinium, around AD 47 and ruled the city until the early fifth century, when military resources were exhausted and conflicts invasions across the rest of the empire forced them to withdraw from Britain.
Archaeologists will now examine the recovered objects to better understand central London’s Roman past.
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