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.
Aliases (5)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan necropolis
→
UNESCO World Heritage Site → archaeological site → |
| associatedWith |
Banditaccia cemetery
→
Monterozzi hill → |
| componentSite |
Banditaccia Necropolis
→
Monterozzi Necropolis → |
| country |
Italy
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|
| culture |
Etruscan culture
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|
| epoch |
Archaic period
→
Classical period → Orientalizing period → |
| floruitCentury |
6th century BC
→
7th century BC → |
| hasPart |
mound-shaped tumuli
→
painted burial chambers → streets of tombs arranged like a city → tomb chambers carved into tufa rock → |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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|
| inscriptionYear |
2004
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|
| knownFor |
monumental funerary architecture
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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
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|
| nearbyCity |
Rome
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|
| partOf |
Etruria
→
|
| period |
Etruscan civilization
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|
| region |
Province of Rome
→
Province of Viterbo → |
| significance |
document Etruscan religious beliefs
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illustrate Etruscan funerary practices → provide key insights into Etruscan civilization → show early urban planning in funerary contexts → |
| tourism |
major archaeological tourism destination in Lazio
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|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory |
Cultural
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|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(iii) → (iv) → (vi) → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId |
1158
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|
| usedUntilCentury |
3rd century BC
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|
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Etruria
("Tarquinia necropolis")
→
Etruria ("Cerveteri necropolis") → |
archaeologicalSite |
|
Province of Viterbo
("Etruscan necropolises")
→
Province of Viterbo ("UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Tarquinia and Cerveteri") → |
hasHeritage |
|
Lazio
→
|
hasUNESCOSite |
|
Cerveteri
("Etruscan necropolis")
→
|
knownFor |
|
Tarquinia
→
|
UNESCOListingName |