Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia

Lazio Sito UNESCO

Anno iscrizione 2004
Categoria Cultural
Descrizione These two large Etruscan cemeteries reflect different types of burial practices from the 9th to the 1st century BC, and bear witness to the achievements of Etruscan culture. Which over nine centuries developed the earliest urban civilization in the northern Mediterranean. Some of the tombs are monumental, cut in rock and topped by impressive tumuli (burial mounds). Many feature carvings on their walls, others have wall paintings of outstanding quality.

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