At Lavello, località Carrozze, work has continued in an effort to limit damage caused by clandestine excavations in the area.
Excavations have recovered 25 burials dating to between the archaic period and the end of the 4th century B.C. Unfortunately many of the burials have had part or all of their tomb groups removed in the recent past. The tomb typologies are those usually found at Lavello, that is “a fossa” with a sandstone slab cover, “a pozzo” and chamber tombs with dromos. New, important information regarding the occupation phases of the area was provided by the discovery of the bottom of an archaic hut. This was cut by two post-holes and was almost entirely covered by the fragments of a large pithos. The structure was heavily disturbed by the presence, below the pithos collapse, of chamber tomb 1117 and the subsequent collapse of its vault. The presence of votive offerings in the dromos of this tomb is worthy of note.
Another important find, situated a few metres away from the above complex, was a production site dating to the 4th century B.C. This covered a vast slope and was composed of pits, post-holes and small channels dug into the soft bed-rock. The few finds recovered suggest that this was a plant for oil or wine production, given the many fragments of large pithoi which lay on top of the bed-rock. (Maria Luisa Nava)