Monday, October 26, 2015

Tumuli of the Banditaccia Necropolis

Tumuli of the Banditaccia Necropolis

Built by Etruscan families
Built during the 2nd century BCE
Located outside of Cerveteri, Italy
The dead weren't allowed to be buried within the cities, so they were buried here instead
Cut  from dark local limestone called tufa, then covered in earthly materials

No comments:

Post a Comment