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Excavation

  • Le Pianacce
  • Sarteano
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  • Italy
  • Tuscany
  • Province of Siena
  • Sarteano

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  • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

    MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

    ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

    AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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    • The necropolis of the Pianacce di Sarteano, situated 1 km south-east of the town, was first investigated in 1954 by G. Maetzke who discovered two tombs on the site. One of these was a monumental tomb with a 27 m long dromos and four chambers. They were onl... Read More
    • The necropolis of Le Pianacce di Sartiano, situated at less than one kilometre south-east of the town, was first investigated in 1954 by G. Maetzke, who uncovered two tombs, one of which monumental with a dromos 24 m long and four chambers.

      In 2009 e

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    • The 2009 investigation concentrated on the area of the theatre-form structure, used as a podium-altar for funerary ceremonies, uncovered during the 2007-2008 campaigns. Following the excavation of the occupation levels and the deposit on the south-western ... Read More
    • The 2010 excavations were undertaken, as usual, with the help of the volunteers from the Gruppo Archeologico Etruria.

      Tomb 17 with quadrangular chamber, was excavated in the central zone of the necropolis. It had been robbed and filled with earth almos

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    • The 2011 excavations were undertaken by volunteers from the Gruppo Archeologico Etruria. In the southern sector of the necropolis tomb 21 was excavated. A long tunnel about one metre high, probably the work of tomb robbers, had been dug in the dromos. It r... Read More
  • 1200 BC
  • 540 BC
  • 100 BC