A Wooden Safe used during the Roman empire to keep jewellery, essential documents, and luxury clothing was recovered from the Remains of a luxurious home. Remains of the 'arca ferrata' of the Casa del Mitreo de Mérida [Credit: Consorcio Ciudad Monumental Merida] The remains of the furniture item, or “arca ferrata” — literally an ‘ark’ — were found during archaeological excavations in a 4th-century Roman home located in Mitreo in the...

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