Damascus, Syria — Archaeologists in northeast Syria have unearthed a 3rd century cemetery in the shape of a cross.

Ten skeletons, along with pottery and coins, were found 441 miles northeast of Damascus. Some of the artifacts contained inscriptions in the ancient Aramaic language.

Wednesday's find came a day after archaeologists had found a Roman-era cemetery northwest of Damascus. That cemetery was believed to date back about 1,000 years.

Wednesday's find is not the same as that of another cemetery, of the same era and on the same location, announced last November.

That Roman-era cemetery in this history-rich country were archaeological discoveries are common, was also in the shape of a cross.
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Are period cemeteries usually that small? ( 10 skeletons )

Would that represent a family burial ?

It must be a family grave site with all those Mommies..