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This is a rather insignificant find of 27 Roman-era skeletons at an illegal dig in Turkey. The associated findings, however, were interesting. There were three intact spindle whorls were found in the graves. Most interesting was also the finding of lachrymatory bottles. A lachrymatory (from the Latin lacrima meaning tear) is a small vessel found in Roman tombs. These were supposedly the bottles in which mourners dropped their tears. More likely, these vessels contained perfumes, fragrances, or unguents for the corpse. (Suspected lachrymatory vessels from other previous excavations in Turkey.) https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/illegal-dig-reveals-rare-ancient-mass-grave-in-turkey/news https://www.dailysabah.com/life/2020/02/14/history-of-love-hidden-in-lachrymatory-bottles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrymatory
