Denec Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Archaeologists digging beneath the Roman Forum have discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb that pre-dates the birth of ancient Rome by several hundred years. State TV Thursday night showed an excavation team removing vases from the tomb, which resembled a deep well. Archaeologists were excavating under the level of the ancient forum, a popular tourist site, when they dug up the tomb, which they suspect is part of an entire necropolis, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.... [edited out bad link and added partial story text, PP] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Borked link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Borked link Here's a good one...USA Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Very interesting. Rome was supposed to be but a village at that time. I'm quite curious to see what cultural affinities the artifacts have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil25 Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 This is nothing new, prehistoric graves have been found in the Forum area since at least the C19th. As I recall many of the finds are in the Forum Museum (if that is still open!!). In the earliest times there were settlements on the Capitol and the Palatine and the Forum area was common to both. I'm sure Michael Grant discusses it in book on the Roman Forum. In republican and imperial times burial within the city limits - the pomerium - was, of course, illegal (Trajan was a sole exception). Those who have been to Rome may also recall a tiny basement-like structure beside the temple of Antoninus and Faustina - sometimes referred to as the "brothel". This is, I think too quite early. No surprises in this find though. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denec Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 sorry about the bad link. that was odd i wonder what happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 sorry about the bad link. that was odd i wonder what happened It has something to do with Yahoo news, many links there end up broken somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentium Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 It was confirmed that there are other tombs next to it and they will be opened soon, they surely have other surprises in store for us . I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 You do realize the tomb is basically a pit with the skeleton in it. Its really not that big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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