Mystery of 1600-year-old Roman woman's grave solved: it has the highest status of all ancient burials

During excavations in the Spitalfields area on the northern outskirts of London, archaeologists from the London Archaeological Museum found an ancient burial with a young Roman woman of aristocratic origin aged 1600. According to scientists, this burial has the highest status among the ancient burials found in London.

This was reported by the Independent.

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Dr. Roger Tomlin suggests that the woman could have been the wife of one of the last Roman rulers of Britain. She was buried in exquisite clothing made of natural Chinese silk. It is striking that 97 percent of the threads of this fabric were made of pure gold.

In addition, the garment was decorated with a purple woolen stripe, which signified a high social status.

Isotopic studies of the woman's teeth revealed that she grew up in Rome.

The coffin was made of pure lead and was placed in a stone sarcophagus. Inside the tomb were status funerary accessories, including two European-made bottles for fragrant oils made of the finest glass.

One of the bottles was equipped with a unique 24-centimeter dipstick made of beautiful gagat stone.

The head of a Roman woman lay on a pillow filled with bay leaves. Pine and pistachio resins freshened the air in the coffin.

As a reminder, an ancient statue dating back to 1450 was accidentally found in Mexico

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