Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolis

The Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolis was a Roman cemetery in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The known extent covers an estimated 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) and is the largest cemetery to have been discovered in Gaza. It is thought to have been in use from the 1st century AD to the 3rd century AD and was close to the Roman town of Anthedon. The necropolis was discovered in 2022 during building works in Jabaliya. Archaeologists led by René Elter began excavating the following year and had discovered 135 graves by the time investigations were cut short by the outbreak of the Gaza war. The graves included two lead sarcophagi which were the first of their kind found in Gaza and likely belonged to wealthy people. Archaeologists also found burials where the occupants had been interred with a "Charon's obol" in their mouths, a Greco-Roman burial practice. The cemetery was damaged by bombing and bulldozing during the Gaza war, one of hundreds of cultural heritage sites damaged in the conflict.

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