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"The skeletal remains of man who appears to have sought shelter in a dolium, a giant storage amphora, only to be trapped there and die, have been discovered in the ancient town of Deultum, Bulgaria. Archaeologists’ preliminary date of the event is around 400 A.D."

"The dolium was discovered in the northern turret of the western gate in Deultum’s Roman walls, built around 300 A.D. It is comparatively small by dolium standards, the largest of which could hold as much as 260 gallons. Only the lower part of it survives, and it is three feet in diameter."

"The deceased had two iron knives with him, one clutched in his hand and a smaller one hanging from a ring on his belt. These were apparently for self-defense. They are not the weapons of a professional warrior."

"In the 5th century, Deultum was repeatedly attacked by Germanic tribes and Huns. There is evidence of a fire on the dolium and around it, but no evidence that the deceased made any attempt to leave the dolium to save his own skin. He likely suffocated from smoke inhalation. Ashes in the bottom of the amphora suggest the fire was already burning when he climbed inside."

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