Summary (English)
Close to the crossing point over the Fosso Marroggiolo, work on the “Tre Valli” road revealed three large tegulae covering a Roman burial. The investigations identified a single tomb with a terracotta sarcophagus (typical of the Spoleto area) covered by tegulae resting directly on the structure’s edge, flanged side upwards. The isolation of this tomb, the only one present in the circa 600 m2 area (c. 30 × 20 m) excavated for the creation of the underpass, may perhaps be explained by the presence of an archaeological site at about 200 m to the south along the banks of the Fosso Marroggiolo itself. A vast pottery scatter suggesting it was a large productive site with at least one kiln for brick/tile and amphora production attests the site. It was certainly in use at least in the middle imperial period (2nd – 3rd century A.D.). If the two sites are to be interpreted as being a part of a single settlement, the tomb, whose typology is usually dated to the late antique period (4th – 6th century A.D.), represents the latest evidence for the productive site that was in use for at least two centuries.
- Liliana Costamagna - Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell 
Director
Team
- Barbara Venanti
- Filippo Paciotti
- Luca Donnini - Archeotech Studio Associato
Research Body
- Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell'Umbria
Funding Body
- ANAS
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