{
  "id": 4588982,
  "title": "New Orleans couple find 1,900-year-old Roman gravestone in backyard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/new-orleans-couple-find-1-900-year-old-roman-gravestone-in-backyard",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:29:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-new-orleans-couple-found-a-1900-year-old-roman-sailors-gravestone-buried-in-their-backyard-it-had-vanished-from-an-italian-museum-during-wwii-and-has-now-returned-home/articleshow/133591353.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A nearly 2,000-year-old Roman gravestone was discovered beneath a New Orleans backyard. This ancient artifact had been missing from an Italian museum since World War II. Scholars identified the stone and initiated its return through international collaboration. The FBI and Italian authorities facilitated the artifact's journey back to Italy. This significant piece of history is now prepared for…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}