2nd Roman-era sarcophagus uncovered at Gaza's cemetery site
STORY: 2nd Roman-era sarcophagus uncovered at Gaza's cemetery site
DATELINE: July 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:03:05
LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine
CATEGORY: CULTURE
SHOTLIST:
1. various of a Roman-era cemetery in Gaza
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JAMAL ABU RIDA, Director-general of Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
3. various of the Roman-era cemetery in Gaza
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): JAMAL ABU RIDA, Director-general of Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
5. various of Palestinian workers at the Roman-era cemetery in Gaza
STORYLINE:
A second Roman-era sarcophagus made out of lead was recently uncovered at an excavation site of a cemetery located in the northern Gaza Strip, the enclave's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Sunday.
"The new sarcophagus was found during excavation work inside a cemetery discovered in March 2022 in the northern Gaza Strip," Jamal Abu Rida, director-general of the ministry, told Xinhua.
Several other antiquities, including the first sarcophagus made out of lead, pottery jars, and glass
- Product Code
- ILEA001535442
- Registered date
- 2023/7/17 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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- 1920 × 1080 pixel
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