Once you see something memorable, you'll never be able to unsee it. This is truly amazing that we have been buying BS like this for generations, and will continue buying for more generations to come. Unfortunately, levels of exposure our efforts get are miniscule. What we have below is the PTB version of a story (from 2018) titled:
The burial site, discovered in the Case Rosse area to the west of the city centre, has been named the 'Tomb of the Athlete' because of a distinctive finding amongst the other funeral offerings: alongside the remains of four people, archaeologists discovered two strigils, a type of metal hook that Ancient Romans used to scrape off sweat and dirt after exerting themselves, especially in sport.
Dating from the 4th century BC, the tomb came to light during excavations to extend an aqueduct.
Little is known about the human occupants: two of the men, one aged around 50 and the other in his 30s, were laid out on counters inside the burial chamber, while another man aged between 35-45 and a woman of unknown years were found on the ground.
KD: Here is my interpretation of this "discovery":
- Construction Workers Find Rare Intact Roman Tomb
- Ancient Roman tomb discovered intact while digging aqueduct
- Perfectly Intact Tomb Dating Back To 4th Century BC... uncovered in Rome
- Rome finds 'Tomb of the Athlete'
Strigils
Strigils were commonly used by individuals who were engaging in vigorous activities, in which they accumulated large amounts of dirt and sweat on their bodies. The people who used the strigil included athletes, the wealthy, soldiers, and more. However, wealthy or prestigious individuals often had slaves to wield the strigils and clean their bodies, rather than doing it themselves.
- Having spotted the chamber just two meters below ground level via a laser survey, specialists were amazed to find it perfectly intact, complete with offerings of chicken, rabbit and what's believed to be lamb.
- Other items buried alongside the three men and one woman inside include plates, jugs, fragments of pottery and a bronze coin, stamped on one side with the goddess of wisdom, Minerva, and on the other with a horse's head and the word: "ROMANO".
Little is known about the human occupants: two of the men, one aged around 50 and the other in his 30s, were laid out on counters inside the burial chamber, while another man aged between 35-45 and a woman of unknown years were found on the ground.
KD: Here is my interpretation of this "discovery":
- There was a house. This house was occupied by a family of four. They were having dinner.
- For dinner they had some chicken, some rabbit and some lamb. And whatever else those jugs and plates could contain.
- There was this strigil device hanging on a wall.
- While eating, they heard something happening outside.
- Two individuals got up to see what was causing the noise.
- At this very moment their house became inundated with liquid mud.
- The house, probably, was partially crushed by the weight and power of the mud, thus burying the occupants under 6 feet of dirt.
- Many years later, some construction workers stumbled into this gruesome scene.
- Pseudo-archaeologists announced that it was a burial site, meaning that construction workers discovered a tomb.
