Thursday, May 5, 2011

Bali Archeologists Discover Another Sarcophagus

Denpasar - The Bali Archeology Agency has discovered another sarcophagus when evacuating a stone coffin found in Subak Abang, Keramas village, Gianyar regency.

"The third sarchophagus found this year is located in the same location of the sarchophagus found on February 1, and predicted to be 2,500 to 3,000 years old," chief of the agency Wayan Suantika said here on Wednesday.

On January 12, a similar object was discovered seven km north of the site of the recent discovery. The latest find is the third sarcophagus in 2009, and the 13th since 1978.

The tens of sarcophagus found in Keramas were estimated to be 2,500 to 3,000 years old. Keramas was a village in Bali, Suantika said.

Source: Antara.co.id