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Ammon News - On July 23, a former law enforcement officer vacationing at the Sts. Constantine and Helena resort in Varna, Bulgaria discovered an unlikely piece of ancient history.

Sitting right there on the beach, which was located next to a construction site, was an ornate Roman sarcophagus carved out of marble. The vacationer immediately called the local police to report the find, and soon experts from the Varna Archaeological Museum and a representative from the local office of the Culture Ministry Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage arrived on the scene to analyze it.

Upon initial inspection, experts believed that the sarcophagus dated as far back as the Imperial Roman Period in the 2nd or 3rd century C.E.

With the help of the Regional Department for Fire Safety and Civil Protection, workers from the Varna Archaeological Museum safely transported the sarcophagus to their facility for further evaluation.