Sarcophagi

Sarcophagi (HM17TJ)

Location: Caesarea
Country: Israel
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N 32° 29.789', E 34° 53.423'

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Sarcophagi (coffins in Greek) made of stone (granite, marble, limestone) lead or wood were widely used among different people including Jews, throughout he Greco-Roman world. Sarcophagus means "flesh eater".

Stone coffins were made out of two huge blocks - a cavity in which the corpse was placed and a double-slopped roof lid on which a Greek inscription was engraved: "the grave of Prokopios the Deacon". The coffins were decorated with flora, hunting mythological scenes or with geometric shapes for more modest coffins.

Most Sarcophagi discovered in Caesarea belonged to the Roman-Byzantine cemetery which is still to be fully excavated.
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HM NumberHM17TJ
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 1:32am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)36S E 677601 N 3597043
Decimal Degrees32.49648333, 34.89038333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 29.789', E 34° 53.423'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 29' 47.34" N, 34° 53' 25.38" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12 Israel National Trail, Caesarea , IL
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