A mystery skeleton found in a Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey may finally have an identity

Summary by The El Paso Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: CNN Newsource, as published by KVIA ABC-7 · November 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — A centuries-old stone coffin discovered more than 150 years ago at London’s Westminster Abbey sparked a question that has endured ever since: Who’s inside? Now, archaeologists have clues that point to a respected medieval figure who was not the burial’s original o...

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