Tag

Grave Goods

All articles tagged with #grave goods

archaeology4 hours ago•5 min saved

2,600-Year-Old Etruscan Tomb Unsealed, Four Burials Survive Untouched

Archaeologists at the San Giuliano site in central Italy opened a 2,600-year-old sealed Etruscan tomb and found four individuals laid out on stone beds, surrounded by more than 100 grave goods that had remained undisturbed since the seventh century B.C.; the find provides a rare, intact snapshot of Etruscan funerary practices and will undergo isotopic, anthropological, and genetic analyses to learn who the individuals were and how they fit into the broader Etruscan settlement.

via Indian Defence Review|

#archaeology #barbarano-romano #etruscan

history6 months ago•2 min saved

Major Dig Reveals Hidden Secrets of the Tower of London

Archaeologists have conducted the largest excavation in decades at the Tower of London, uncovering rare burials, artifacts, and evidence of multiple high-status chapels at the site, providing new insights into its medieval history and funerary customs.

via GreekReporter.com|

#archaeology #grave-goods #history

archaeology2 years ago•2 min saved

Ancient Celtic Tomb Yields Scissors and Folded Sword.

Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a Celtic cremation tomb containing a variety of grave goods, including a folded sword, a portion of a shield, a razor, a fibula, a belt chain, a spearhead, and an exceptionally good pair of left-handed scissors. The sword was heated, folded, and rendered unusable before being buried. The grave goods suggest that a man and a woman were buried there, with the man potentially being a warrior. The items were discovered by chance during an excavation for explosive devices leftover from World War II.

via Livescience.com|

#archaeology #celtic #folded-sword