During excavations for housing construction in the Netherlands, archeologists uncovered a 1,900-year-old oil lamp in a Roman cemetery. Shaped like a Greek theater mask, the lamp had been placed in a grave to guide the deceased on their journey to the underworld. [800×717]

During excavations for housing construction in the Netherlands, archeologists uncovered a 1,900-year-old oil lamp in a Roman cemetery. Shaped like a Greek theater mask, the lamp had been placed in a grave to guide the deceased on their journey to the underworld. [800×717]

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