Elite chariot burial and noblewoman's tomb unearthed

2,500-Year-Old Princely Tomb With Chariot and Greek Artifacts Unearthed in Italy

The excavation area at the Picene necropolis in Sirolo, Italy. Credit: Soprintendenza Abap Ancona Pesaro Urbino / Ministry of Culture Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental sixth-century B.C. funerary complex in a tomb in central Italy, providing new insight into the powerful Picene elite who lived around Mount Conero more than 2,500 years ago. The discovery was made during preventive excavations in the town of Sirolo by ArcheoLab under the …

Elite chariot burial and noblewoman's tomb unearthed

Archaeologists excavating a site in Sirolo, in Italy’s central Le Marche region, have uncovered an exceptionally rare 6th-century BC Picene princely burial featuring a ceremonial two-wheeled chariot, alongside the remarkably well-preserved grave of a noblewoman. The discoveries form part of a substantial Picene necropolis reserved for members of the region’s aristocratic elite. At its centre lies a monumental funerary circle containing the buria…

2,600-Year-Old Picene Chariot Tomb with Sealed Bronze Vessels Found near Sirolo

Archaeologists near Sirolo in central Italy uncovered a 2,600-year-old Picene chariot tomb with sealed bronze vessels, weapons, a nearby...