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"Monumental necropolis" of 200 ancient tombs unearthed by archaeologists in Italy

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Italian archaeologists have uncovered a complex, ancient necropolis that may shed new light on the elite members of an ancient Alpine society.

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"Monumental necropolis" of 200 ancient tombs unearthed by archaeologists in Italy

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a complex, ancient necropolis that may shed new light on the elite members of an ancient Alpine society.

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Ancient necropolis uncovered by archaeologists in Trento, Italy | Tech, Entertainment, Sport, Fashion, Travel News

Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient “city of the dead” in Italy, dating back nearly 3,000 years. The Italian province of Trentino said in a news release that a “monumental necropolis” from the Iron Age was found in the city of Trento. It dates back to the 9th century B.C. and was used through the 6th […]

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Italian Archaeologists Discover 200 Tombs in Iron Age Necropolis

Archaeologists have discovered a “monumental necropolis” dating to the pre-Roman Iron Age (500 BCE-1 BCE) in Santa Croce, according Italian officials. The ancient cemetery found in the Northern Italian city of Trento includes at least 200 individual tombs. Experts believe the discovery provides new details on the region’s history. The necropolis was discovered while restoration and development work was taking place on a historic building in th…

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Iron Age Necropolis Unearthed in Alpine Italy - Archaeology Magazine

TRENTO, ITALY––La Brújula Verde reports that archaeologists discovered a monumental early Iron Age necropolis nearly 25 feet below Santa Croce Street in the heart of the Alpine city of Trento. The site was located between two channels of the Fersina River and was preserved beneath sediments deposited during periodic flooding. The cemetery consists of over 200 graves dating to between the ninth and the sixth century b.c., some marked by giant sto…

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Archaeologists Uncover Monumental Necropolis with 200 Ancient Tombs in Italy

The vice president and councilor of culture in Trento, Francesca Gerosa, visits the excavation site. PRESS OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF TRENTO ARCHIVE Trento, Italy, February 17, 2025 – Archaeologists in Italy have recently uncovered an extraordinary "monumental necropolis" in the northern city of Trento, shedding new light on the region's ancient past. This remarkable discovery, which includes at least 200 tombs, is believed to date back…

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