A Tulane professor made a discovery that’s captivating archaeologists around the world. While clearing vines in her New Orleans backyard, Dr. Daniella Santoro uncovered an ancient Roman tombstone — a 2nd-century marble marker missing since World War II. The relic once belonged to a museum near Rome before vanishing during wartime bombings in 1943. Experts at Tulane University and the University of New Orleans traced its origins to a Roman Imperial Navy officer, and the FBI’s Art Crimes Unit is now overseeing its return to Italy. How did a 2,000-year-old tombstone travel from ancient Rome to a Riverbend garden? The mystery continues. #NewOrleans #RomanHistory #WWLTV #Tulane #Archaeology #Italy #FBI #AncientArtifacts #Louisiana