Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy
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- The ancient Roman grave marker found by a New Orleans couple in the yard of their home.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA nearly 2,000-year-old Roman grave marker discovered in a New Orleans backyard has now been returned to Italy.
- The marble epitaph – dating back roughly 1,900 years – was officially handed over to Italian officials in Rome on Wednesday during a ceremony led by the FBI.
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The ancient Roman grave marker found by a New Orleans couple in the yard of their home. Photograph: Courtesy D Ryan Gray and Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans View image in fullscreen. The ancient Roman grave marker found by a New Orleans couple in the yard of their home. Photograph: Courtesy D Ryan Gray and Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans Archaeology Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy Nearly 2,000-year-old artifact handed over by FBI matches piece missing from museum near Rome for decades
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA nearly 2,000-year-old Roman grave marker discovered in a New Orleans backyard has now been returned to Italy.
The marble epitaph – dating back roughly 1,900 years – was officially handed over to Italian officials in Rome on Wednesday during a ceremony led by the FBI. The event also marked the repatriation of another antiquity recovered in the US, the agency said.