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Offline Paleologo

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Unusual lead sarcophagus found in Gabii
« on: April 01, 2010, 01:24:08 pm »
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100329-roman-sarcophagus-gladiator-lead-burrito/

Somewhat unrespectful to call a grave "lead burrito", but the subject is interesting.
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Re: Unusual lead sarcophagus found in Gabii
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2010, 12:31:48 am »
Let us hope it won't become a particle detector shield!
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Re: Unusual lead sarcophagus found in Gabii
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 04:27:08 pm »
I saw the article on that when it first came out, and was equally perplexed by the "lead burrito" reference lol

 

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