Posted on 02/25/2019 5:58:57 AM PST by SunkenCiv
An Etruscan hypogeum which is 'considered exceptional within the western Mediterranean' has just been discovered within this ancient cemetery on Corsica... which is believed to date all the way back to between the 4th and 5th centuries B.C.
According to Forbes, this burial ground in southern Aléria was first spotted after a new home was slated to be built. However, it was swiftly discovered that this was already the enormous home to the many people who had been buried here thousands of years ago.
...at one point in time it was much larger, with a history that stretches straight back to the Neolithic era. During this time, it has been called home by a number of different societies, with Greeks, Etruscans, Carthaginians, and finally Romans claiming Corsica as their own.
This all came to an abrupt end in 465 A.D. after the Vandals conquered Aléria and it wasn’t until around the middle of the last century that Aléria became a town once again with residents. And not just living residents, but also the many who now rest in the Etruscan-Roman cemetery that was recently discovered...
The newest part of the Etruscan-Roman cemetery found on Corsica is significant, as archaeologists have discovered the almost perfectly preserved tombs of past residents from the 3rd century B.C to the 3rd century A.D., and a large number of these have been discovered to be surrounded by large brick walls and roofs, with a significant amount of grave goods around them.
(Excerpt) Read more at inquisitr.com ...
No pix of the grave goods at the link. :-((
Probably not cleaned yet. :^)
Is it true Merv has an empty plot next to him reserved for Deney Terrio ?
Are you saying he was gay?
I dunno, but I did hear Merv liked to go caving.
The Etruscans couldn’t have owned that much. They were Po folks.
Not sure what that means.
But he was a close friend of the Reagans.
It appears so. LOL!!!!
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