New clues in Westminster Abbey mystery: Medieval skeleton buried in Roman-era sarcophagus finally identified
The recycling of Roman sarcophagi is highly unorthodox, with no comparable cases ever documented.

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Case of mysterious medieval skeleton buried in Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey finally solved
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Live Science: Case of mysterious medieval skeleton buried in Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey finally solved
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London Evening Standard (GB): For over 150 years, historians have hotly debated the identity of the Westminster skeleton. But now, we may finally know his name...
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NY Post: The recycling of Roman sarcophagi is highly unorthodox, with no comparable cases ever documented.
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