Ancient laborer burial ground excavated near Rome

June 9, 2008 By FRANCES D'EMILIO , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- First-century burial grounds near Rome's main airport are yielding a rare look into how ancient longshoremen and other manual workers did backbreaking jobs, archaeologists said Monday.

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