Posted on 02/27/2024 9:24:10 AM PST by SunkenCiv
After years of work, archaeologists discovered an impressive Etruscan tomb partially hidden underground in the rock-cut necropolis of San Giuliano in Barbarano, north of Rome.
The Etruscan Necropolis of San Giuliano is carved into the reddish rocks of the Marturanum Park, a protected natural area in the municipality of Barbarano Romano, on the road between Rome and Viterbo, in the heart of Southern Etruria.
According to archaeologists, no known Etruscan necropolis presents such a variety and richness of burial types as San Giuliano. Dating back to the 7th century BC, it stands on the sides of a tufaceous cliff occupied by a stable settlement already during the Bronze Age.
The discovery was made while researchers were cleaning and consolidating some of the site's most representative rock-cut funerary chambers...
The "Tomb of the Queen" (Tomba della Regina), one of the most important tombs in the necropolis, was chosen for consolidation and restoration work this season. It is a grandiose three-sided semi-dado carved into the rock, 14m wide and 10m high, dating from the 5th century BC. Its name probably derives from the majesty of its size...
During a clearance operation around the Queen's Tomb, archaeologists noticed what appeared to be a second semi-buried monumental tomb. After carefully removing the dense vegetation, the structure emerged in all its grandeur.
Excavations carried out to clear the façade in fact uncovered a further three-chambered tomb surmounted by three semi-flint doors, subsequent to the Queen's tomb, perfectly preserved in its architectural part...
The tomb also highlights the technical mastery of Etruscan culture in excavating monumental funerary structures within cliffs and rocky slopes.
(Excerpt) Read more at arkeonews.net ...
During a clearing operation around the Queen's Tomb, an imposing parallelepiped-shaped funeral construction, 14 meters wide and 10 meters high, was discovered. It is a unique tomb with three burial chambers and three Doric doors carved into the rock.Photo: Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti Paesaggio Etruria Meridionale
Just like to thank you for your archeological related posts.
I find them terrifically interesting.....and a great departure from the heavy and many times infuriating political stuff.
Great job. 👍
Thanks!
tufaceous.................
Semi-flint? I have no idea, although it may refer to semi-translucent forms of flint.
https://geologyscience.com/rocks/sedimentary-rocks/non-clastic-sedimentary-rock/flint/
Bodaceous tufaceaous.
I came to FR for the politics, but that’s not why I’ve stayed. Civ is The Man.
:^) Thanks!
They are amazing structures for being that old. I had to quickly look up some years as a reference. These tombs are from about the time when crops were first starting to be grown (which allowed for a civilization and time for this type of construction). Egyptian pyramids are from about 2500 BC.
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