Workers expanding a private parking lot in the coastal Croatian town of
Trogir inadvertently unearthed a number of Roman-era graves, reports Total Croatia News.
Upon learning of the discovery, the parking lot's owner halted work and
contacted the staff of the local Trogir Museum. Archaeologists then
found four stone urns and up to 18 tombstones left intact in the
necropolis, which was located near a former Roman road that led from the
city, then known as Tragurium, to the surrounding countryside. Dating to the first century A.D., the
burials probably belonged to members of the upper class, as suggested by
the discovery of grave goods such as a glass perfume bottle and a
bronze needle. The team expects to find more burials as they continue to
work at the site.
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