The unusual coffin was discovered along the A47 road, which connects the West Midlands city of Birmingham to Suffolk. According to officials, the coffin, made of stone and carved by hand ...

Evidence points to the possibility that the coffin belonged to an important person, perhaps the head of a prominent family.

For those unsure about that exact unit of measurement, that puts the coffin at around 1,650 lbs. “While our main focus has been on building a road to improve journeys for road users, it’s been ...

A team of archaeologists working on a road upgrade project have uncovered a Roman stone coffin weighing the same as a small caravan. The casket, which weighed 118 stones (750kg), was discovered ...