The Tumulus of Montefortini is an
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tomb near
Comeana,
Tuscany
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,
central Italy
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, which is believed to date from the 7th century BC.
The
tumulus
A tumulus (: tumuli) is a mound of Soil, earth and Rock (geology), stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, mounds, howes, or in Siberia and Central Asia as ''kurgans'', and may be found through ...
is an oval burial mound 80 metres long and 11 metres high, which houses two tombs. Excavations began in 1966 and the finds are displayed in the museum of
Artimino.
References
External links
Montalbano website
Archaeological sites in Tuscany
Montefortini
Buildings and structures in Tuscany
Montefortini
Tourist attractions in Tuscany
Carmignano
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