AMOROSI, ITALY—A 2,800-year-old necropolis containing 88 pit tombs and two large burial mounds was discovered in southern Italy, according to a Live Science report. The necropolis is thought to have been used by the Iron Age “Pit Tomb” culture of central and southern Italy. The mounds, which measure about 50 feet across, may cover the burials of elite members of the society. Weapons have been found buried with men, while pieces of worked amber and bone, and bronze ornaments such as bracelets, pendants, and brooches, have been recovered from women’s burials. Pottery vessels in various shapes have also been found in the burials, usually placed at the feet of the dead. To read about evidence of trade between two other Italian Iron Age cultures, go to “Tyrrhenian Traders.”
