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Josh Salisbury

Skeletal remains of Roman aristocrat discovered in hidden lead coffin in Leeds

An ancient lead coffin thought to contain the remains of a late-Roman aristocratic woman has been discovered in Leeds.

The find is part of a previously undiscovered 1,600-year-old cemetery which also contained the remains of more than 60 men, women and children who lived in the area more than a thousand years ago.

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