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A worker sifts soil for artefacts as excavations continue at the site. AFP
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A Palestinian archaeologist removes the sand from a skeleton in a grave at the Roman cemetery in Jebaliya northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The ancient cemetery was uncovered last year during construction of a housing project. Researchers have uncovered 135 graves, including two sarcophagi made of lead. (AP Photo / Adel Hana)
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The ancient cemetery was uncovered last year during construction of a housing project. AP
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Palestinian archaeologists remove sand from graves at the Roman cemetery in Jebaliya northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The ancient cemetery was uncovered last year during construction of a housing project. Researchers have uncovered 135 graves, including two sarcophagi made of lead. (AP Photo / Adel Hana)
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A team of archaeologists at the site of a cemetery dating from the Roman era that was discovered in Jebaliya in the northern Gaza Strip last year. AFP
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An archaeologist at the site on Saturday. AFP
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The team of archaeologists at the site in Beit Lahia. AFP
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The team of archaeologists at the site in Jebaliya. AFP
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An overview of the site of the ancient cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
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Workers brush blocks of stone during excavations at the site this week. AFP
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A worker sifts soil for artefacts as excavations continue at the site. AFP
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A Palestinian archaeologist removes the sand from a skeleton in a grave at the Roman cemetery in Jebaliya northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The ancient cemetery was uncovered last year during construction of a housing project. Researchers have uncovered 135 graves, including two sarcophagi made of lead. (AP Photo / Adel Hana)
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The ancient cemetery was uncovered last year during construction of a housing project. AP
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Palestinian archaeologists remove sand from graves at the Roman cemetery in Jebaliya northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The ancient cemetery was uncovered last year during construction of a housing project. Researchers have uncovered 135 graves, including two sarcophagi made of lead. (AP Photo / Adel Hana)
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A team of archaeologists at the site of a cemetery dating from the Roman era that was discovered in Jebaliya in the northern Gaza Strip last year. AFP
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An archaeologist at the site on Saturday. AFP
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The team of archaeologists at the site in Beit Lahia. AFP
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The team of archaeologists at the site in Jebaliya. AFP
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An overview of the site of the ancient cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
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Workers brush blocks of stone during excavations at the site this week. AFP
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A worker sifts soil for artefacts as excavations continue at the site. AFP
Archaeologists in Gaza unearth large cemetery containing rare lead sarcophagi
Palestinian experts suspect Roman-era social elites are buried at the site
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24 September, 2023
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