ZABBAR, MALTA—Malta Today reports that workers discovered an intact 2,000-year-old Punic tomb in southeastern Malta while expanding a local drainage network. The tomb contained urns holding the cremated remains of an adult and a young child. An amphora, an oil lamp, a glass perfume bottle, and other pottery vessels were also recovered. To read about another discovery in Malta, go to “World Roundup: Malta.”
2,000-Year-Old Intact Tomb Discovered in Malta
News May 27, 2021
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