Archaeologists discover a unique "city of the dead" 3,000 years old in Italy

In Italy, archaeologists have discovered an ancient necropolis that is almost 3,000 years old. A monumental Iron Age "city of the dead" was found in the city of Trento, which was used from approximately the IX to the VI century BC.

Located between the canals of the Fersina River, the necropolis is well preserved due to centuries of flooding that covered it with a thick layer of soil. FoxNews writes about it.

One of the main features of the site is the numerous funerary stelae - vertically mounted stone slabs that served as tombstones. They are located in subparallel rows oriented from north to south. Each stele marked the western boundary of the main tomb, a stone sarcophagus covered with a mound, around which a group of satellite tombs eventually formed.

During the excavations, archaeologists also found numerous artifacts, including metal weapons and decorative objects inlaid with amber and glass paste. In addition, they found cremation soil and calcified bones that were stored in containers made of perishable materials, probably wooden boxes.

The researchers assume that the burned remains, which were often placed together with the personal belongings of the deceased, were wrapped in cloth, the fibers of which were partially preserved. In some burials, pins or fibers were found that could be used to secure the burial wrappings.

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