Rare, intact ancient Roman burial discovered in Croatia

An undisturbed Roman-era grave belonging to an approximately 40-year-old man was discovered in Vinkovci, eastern Croatia, earlier this month during excavations ahead of the construction of a new city market, according to Croatia Weekly.

Rare, intact ancient Roman burial discovered in Croatia. An undisturbed Roman-era grave belonging to an approximately 40-year-old man was discovered in Vinkovci, eastern Croatia, earlier this month during excavations ahead of the construction of a new city market, according to Croatia Weekly. Previously, a total of 44 other Roman graves were discovered during excavations for the project, with the most recent find being the first to be fully undisturbed. Intact and unlooted graves are rare, Croatia Weekly reported, citing Vinkovci City Museum Director Hrvoje Vulić. Out of over 200 that have been excavated so far, only two have been found intact. “The grave structure is made of brick, but unfortunately, the deceased was buried with a very small number of items,” Vulić said of the most recent, intact find. “We documented an iron object by th...