Monterozzi necropolis

Monterozzi necropolis
Necropoli dei Monterozzi

Entrance to the necropolis. Because the tomb monuments on the surface were lost, modern structures now protect the subterranean tombs.
Shown within Italy
Location Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy
Region Etruria
Coordinates 42°15′02″N 11°46′12″E / 42.25056°N 11.77000°E / 42.25056; 11.77000Coordinates: 42°15′02″N 11°46′12″E / 42.25056°N 11.77000°E / 42.25056; 11.77000
Type Necropolis
History
Founded 7th century BC
Site notes
Management Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell'Etruria Meridionale
Website Museum and Necropolis of Tarquinia and Cerveteri
Official name Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iii, iv
Designated 2004 (28th session)
Reference no. 1158
Region Europe and North America

The Monterozzi necropolis is an Etruscan necropolis on a hill east of Tarquinia in Lazio, Italy. The necropolis has about 6,000 graves, the oldest of which dates to the 7th century BCE. About 200 of the gravestones are decorated with frescos.[1] Monterozzi was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.

Description

Simple tombs for cremation burials from the Villanovan culture predated the painted tombs.

The earliest tomb decorated with complex frescoes was the Tomb of the Bulls, dated to either 540–530 BC or 530–520 BC. Together with the Tomb of the Whipping it is one of the rare Etruscan tombs which have erotic frescoes. The frescoes of the Tomb of the Leopards have been preserved best, while the Tomb of the Bigas, the Tomb of the Augurs, the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing and the Tomb of the Triclinium are famous for the artistic quality of their frescoes. The Tomb of Orcus is notable for having the only known pictorial depiction of the Etruscan daemon Tuchulcha

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Monterozzi, Etruscan Necropolis". Etruscanplaces.net. Retrieved 15 October 2012.

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