Ancient sarcophagus discovered during road work in Istanbul

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Construction workers have found an ancient sarcophagus during road work in Istanbul's Tuzla district, reports said Tuesday.According to reports, an excavator's scoop got stuck on an object as it was doing road work on Tersaneler Avenue in Tuzla. Construction workers discovered that the object was an ancient sarcophagus and immediately informed the police.The police then cordoned off the area as part of security measures to ensure safety of the sarcophagus and informed officials from the Directorate of Istanbul Archaeology Museums.Archaeologists reportedly took samples from the sarcophagus for further research, but did not make any statement regarding its details.