US EditionAncient Tombs Discovered in Southern Italy Reveal Family Burials From Samnite Era
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Ancient Tombs Discovered in Southern Italy Reveal Family Burials From Samnite Era
Belts on the grave of Samnite children. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Salerno e Avellino Archaeologists in southern Italy have uncovered a new burial ground and tombs linked to an ancient Samnite settlement along the Tyrrhenian coast. The discoveries come from ongoing excavations in the town of Pontecagnano Faiano, near the city of Salerno. Researchers say the area preserves an exceptionally long record of human ac…
After more than 60 years of archaeological excavations in the municipality of Pontecagnano Faiano (Campania), the Superintendency of the province of Salerno continues to be surprised by new discoveries. The latter has allowed to find up to 34 burials, 15 of which were of children with huge bronze belts.
The incessant activity of archaeological protection developed by the Soprintendenza de Salerno in the municipality of Pontecagnano Faiano, in the Italian province of Salerno, since the sixties of the last century has allowed, with the passage of time, to acquire new and more precise knowledge about the ancient Etruscan-Campino settlement in its different phases of occupation, [...]
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