New Orleans couple discovers ancient Roman grave marker in their yard

According to a report by The Guardian… Discovery of 1,900-year-old headstone dedicated to Roman sailor sets off effort to repatriate item to ItalyA New Orleans couple clearing away undergrowth in their home’s yard unearthed a grave marker, setting off a quest for answers about how the roughly 1,900-year-old relic ended up there – and an effort to repatriate it to Italy.The remarkable discovery was the work of Tulane University anthropologist Daniella Santoro and her husband, Aaron Lorenz, according to a report published online Monday by the magazine of New Orleans’s Preservation Resource Center (PRC). Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/07/new-orleans-ancient-roman-grave-marker