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A New Orleans couple found a 1,900-year-old Roman sailor’s gravestone buried in their backyard; it had vanished from an Italian museum during WWII and has now returned home

Sometimes, a normal backyard hides a piece of history that has traveled further than anyone could ever imagine. A report published by Tulane University state that a couple in New Orleans recently unearthed a marble gravestone beneath their property that was almost 2,000 years old and absent from an Italian museum since the chaos of World War II. Now, the incredible find has come full circle, with the ancient Roman artifact being returned to the Italian city where it was first discovered. Scroll down to read the details.

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