Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
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The Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia are ancient burial complexes in central Italy renowned for their richly painted tombs and monumental funerary architecture that offer key insights into Etruscan civilization.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan necropolis
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Banditaccia Necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Banditaccia cemetery
Monterozzi hill ⓘ |
| componentSite |
Banditaccia Necropolis
ⓘ
Monterozzi Necropolis ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Etruscans
ⓘ
surface form:
Etruscan culture
|
| epoch |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ Orientalizing period ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
6th century BC
ⓘ
7th century BC ⓘ |
| hasPart |
mound-shaped tumuli
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painted burial chambers ⓘ streets of tombs arranged like a city ⓘ tomb chambers carved into tufa rock ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
monumental funerary architecture
ⓘ
painted tombs ⓘ representation of Etruscan daily life in wall paintings ⓘ rock-cut chamber tombs ⓘ tumulus tombs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cerveteri
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ Tarquinia ⓘ central Italy ⓘ |
| management | Italian Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Rome ⓘ |
| partOf | Etruria ⓘ |
| period |
Etruscans
ⓘ
surface form:
Etruscan civilization
|
| region |
Province of Rome
ⓘ
Province of Viterbo ⓘ |
| significance |
document Etruscan religious beliefs
ⓘ
illustrate Etruscan funerary practices ⓘ provide key insights into Etruscan civilization ⓘ show early urban planning in funerary contexts ⓘ |
| tourism | major archaeological tourism destination in Lazio ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1158 ⓘ |
| usedUntilCentury | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tarquinia necropolis
this entity surface form:
Cerveteri necropolis
this entity surface form:
Etruscan necropolises
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Tarquinia and Cerveteri
this entity surface form:
Etruscan necropolis
this entity surface form:
Etruscan necropolises of Tarquinia and Cerveteri
this entity surface form:
Etruscan necropolis of Tarquinia
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (through Cerveteri’s necropolis)
this entity surface form:
Etruscan necropolises of Tarquinia
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Tombs of the Etruscan Necropolises of Tarquinia and Cerveteri