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Unless otherwise stated, this image is the copyright of the submitter. Contact them for permission to reproduce it. |  | | Description | The early Christian memorial stones, with inscriptions: OPTIMI, RESTEUTA, TIGERNI, POTITUS. They are believed to date from the fifth or sixth centuries AD and are part of a collection of early Christian burials. It has been estimated that there could be up to 100 cist burials in the cemetery area. |
| Posted Comments: paula jardine
(2005-03-17) | what does the author mean, "... there may up to 100 cist burials..." what is meant by "cist" ? | Thorgrim
(2005-03-17) | Hi Paula - a cist is a box-like grave made with stone slabs set into the ground. Good photo of one if you click here |
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