They have discovered a new Etruscan archaeological site on excavated ground on its periphery during the works of a gas station on the periphery of Rome. This discovery attests to a millennium of history from the civilization of the Etruscans to the Roman imperial era.
The Special Superintendency of the capital announced this Tuesday the extraordinary opening of this site on Sunday morningalthough later the area will be permanently open. The site is located on the Via Cassia, one of the arteries of ancient and current Rome, which connects the capital with the Tuscany area.
Specifically, it is located in the territory where the ancient city of Veio or Veii was located, one of the most important of the Etruscans. This civilization was the settler of these lands before the founding of the culture Roman. The excavations provide evidence of more than a thousand years of history, from Etruscan times to the era of imperial Rome. The oldest find, dated between the 7th and 6th centuries BCit is an Etruscan tomb with a funerary trousseau of more than 60 vases and decorated ceramics inside.
In the period of the late Roman Republic, there was a farm on the site that, in the 1st century BC, was transformed into an agricultural town. In fact, The territory had great agricultural activity until the 18th century.
In the area, a mansioa rest station for travelers. The area had a thermal facility and with a paved road, now partially restored.
To allow the visit, the superintendency explained that has built a pedestrian route inside the service station road. This will allow you to pass near the aforementioned tomb, an Etruscan chamber, the road or a pipe system.
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