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Excavation

  • Caivano, TAV, IV sottotratta, lotto 1
  • Caivano
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  • Italy
  • Campania
  • Naples
  • Caivano

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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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Summary (English)

  • A necropolis came to light in Lot 1 of which three burials have been identified to date. These are grotticella tombs with an access well. In two cases the burials were single, the deceased in a fetal position. The third tomb (tomb 10) had a well defined structure comprising an access well over two metres wide and three metres deep. This led to three cells, at different depths, holding six skeletons. To the north the first cell contained one burial, to the east, the earliest cell contained two burials, in the cell to the south-west three burials have been identified to date. The fill of the wells produced fragmented but complete two-handled jars with two rows of nail-made decoration and cups. The tomb groups, placed in the cells beside the bodies comprised jugs, small pitchers, cups, double vases, flasks, flint daggers and arrow heads.

    An articulated channel system relating to the ancient course of the river Clanis dating to the Roman period was uncovered together with the production sector of a villa rustica whose first construction phase dated to the Republican period. Amongst other things evidence was provided by large quantities of opus signinum paving. Close to the villa there were nine burials datable to the 4th century A.D. and three wells of the 6th-8th century A.D. The wells reached a depth of 4 m and produced intact grindstones, faunal remains and whole jugs and jars datable to the 7th century A.D.

  • Valeria Sampaolo - Soprintendenza dei Beni Archeologici delle province di Napoli e Caserta 

Director

  • Elena Laforgia - Soprintendenza dei Beni Archeologici delle province di Napoli e Caserta

Team

  • Luigi Lombardi - Soc. Coop. Opus

Research Body

  • Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici delle Province di Napoli e Caserta

Funding Body

  • Alta Velocità

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