2100-year-old burial of woman lying on bronze 'mermaid bed' unearthed in Greece - Livescience.com

Gold laurel leaves, likely from a wreath, lay at her head.

Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient burial of a woman lying on a bronze bed near the city of Kozani in northern Greece. It dates to the first century B.C.  Depictions of mermaids decorate the … [+2404 chars]

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