In Rome, the discovery of three small mausoleums
ROME – It took place in Rome, in Appio Latino district (via Luigi Tosti), the discovery of three small sepulchral buildings belonging to the same funerary complex, datable between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD.
The discovery took place during preventive archeology investigations, carried out under the guidance of the Special Superintendence of Rome, in a construction site of Acea Ato2 spa and of the Sita srl company for the function of the water network.
The excavations, directed by the archaeologist Angelina De Laurenzi of the Special Superintendence of Rome, were carried out by Archeo di Fabio Turchetta.
The small mausoleums
The discovery of the three mausoleums took place at a depth of about half a meter compared to the current road level. The three structures, partially compromised by previous works for the construction of underground services, show a mighty base in concrete. The three buildings are characterized by the walls that in one are in blocks of yellow tuff, in the second in reticulated work, while of the third only a base remains. One of the buildings also shows signs of combustion, most likely attributable to the fire that led to its abandonment.
A cinerary olla in common ceramic, perfectly intact and also containing the bone remains, and a burial in the bare earth of a young man also came to light.
“A discovery – he has declared Daniela Porro, Special Superintendent of Rome – which sheds new light on a very important context, that via Latina that from Porta Capena reached Capua and whose route is still visible today in the Parks of the Aqueducts and Tombs of via Latina. Once again Rome shows important traces of the past in all its urban fabric “.
Further information on these discoveries may emerge from the study of the materials, from the analysis of the data collected in the field, from the comparison with other discoveries that took place along the ancient Via Latina, an area where numerous funerary buildings have emerged. A few tens of meters in 1956 the extraordinary hypogeum of via Dino Compagni was discovered, which is characterized by the architectural variety of the rooms and by the extraordinary decoration of over 100 frescoes, with pagan pictorial cycles alternating with Christian paintings.