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Stockpile of two,000-year-old gem stones present in Roman bathhouse drain

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Stockpile of two,000-year-old gem stones present in Roman bathhouse drain

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Archaeologists just lately uncovered a stockpile of two,000-year-old glittering gem stones clogging the drain of a Roman bathhouse close to Hadrian’s Wall in Carlisle, England.

The 30 engraved, semi-precious stones — often known as intaglios — probably dropped out of the ring settings worn by bathers who took to the waters someday in the course of the second and third centuries A.D., The Guardian (opens in new tab) reported.

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