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Archaeologists On The Island Of Corsica Have Discovered An Etruscan-Roman Cemetery... 5th Century BC
Inquisitr ^
| February 23, 2019
| Kristine Moore
Posted on 02/25/2019 5:58:57 AM PST by SunkenCiv
An Etruscan hypogeum which is 'considered exceptional within the western Mediterranean' has just been discovered within this ancient cemetery on Corsica... which is believed to date all the way back to between the 4th and 5th centuries B.C.
According to Forbes, this burial ground in southern Aléria was first spotted after a new home was slated to be built. However, it was swiftly discovered that this was already the enormous home to the many people who had been buried here thousands of years ago.
...at one point in time it was much larger, with a history that stretches straight back to the Neolithic era. During this time, it has been called home by a number of different societies, with Greeks, Etruscans, Carthaginians, and finally Romans claiming Corsica as their own.
This all came to an abrupt end in 465 A.D. after the Vandals conquered Aléria and it wasn’t until around the middle of the last century that Aléria became a town once again with residents. And not just living residents, but also the many who now rest in the Etruscan-Roman cemetery that was recently discovered...
The newest part of the Etruscan-Roman cemetery found on Corsica is significant, as archaeologists have discovered the almost perfectly preserved tombs of past residents from the 3rd century B.C to the 3rd century A.D., and a large number of these have been discovered to be surrounded by large brick walls and roofs, with a significant amount of grave goods around them.
(Excerpt) Read more at inquisitr.com ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: aleria; carthaginians; corsica; etruscans; france; godsgravesglyphs; greeks; hypogeum; romanempire; vandals
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02/25/2019 5:58:57 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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02/25/2019 6:00:17 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Where was it hiding?....................
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posted on
02/25/2019 6:17:34 AM PST
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
02/25/2019 6:34:11 AM PST
by
goodnesswins
(White Privilege EQUALS Self Control & working 50-80 hrs/wk for 40 years!)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
02/25/2019 6:49:59 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
To: goodnesswins; SunkenCiv
Why do they put fences around cemeteries?
Ans:
Everybody is just dying to get in!............................
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posted on
02/25/2019 6:53:22 AM PST
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: goodnesswins
Why would they put their Hypogeum underground?................Because no body would look there...................
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posted on
02/25/2019 6:56:17 AM PST
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
Where was it hiding?...It's hard to believe that that big thing was buried.
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02/25/2019 7:00:27 AM PST
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Right Wing Assault
(Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
To: Right Wing Assault
Cheap labor......................
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02/25/2019 7:02:45 AM PST
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
02/25/2019 7:45:33 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
To: SunkenCiv
I hope he’s not in Jeopardy!..................
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02/25/2019 7:47:59 AM PST
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
Born losers.
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02/25/2019 7:48:19 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Red Badger
St Peter: "Oh, I'm sorry, you didn't give your response in the form of a question."
Merv: "Yaaaaaaaah..."
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02/25/2019 7:51:50 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Red Badger
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02/25/2019 7:52:26 AM PST
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drjimmy
To: SunkenCiv
On Christmas Day!.....................
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02/25/2019 8:03:36 AM PST
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: SunkenCiv
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02/25/2019 8:05:34 AM PST
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: SunkenCiv
Did they find the Corsica brothers graves?.
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02/25/2019 8:57:15 AM PST
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
To: SunkenCiv
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02/25/2019 9:47:19 AM PST
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rdl6989
To: rdl6989
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02/25/2019 10:08:13 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: rdl6989
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02/25/2019 10:09:11 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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