Vatican unveils a 'little Pompeii of funeral life': Necropolis opened in Rome has burial sites dating from 23 B.C. to the fourth century

From: Charleston Daily Mail | Date: October 10, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

VATICAN CITY - Visitors to the Vatican soon will be able to descend into an ancient world of the dead, a newly unveiled necropolis that was a burial place for the rich and not-so-affluent during Roman imperial rule.

The necropolis, which was unearthed three years ago during construction of a parking lot, will open to the public this week. One archaeologist said on Monday that sculptures, engravings and other objects found entombed with the dead made the find a "little Pompeii" of cemeteries.

The burial sites, ranging from simple terra-cotta funerary urns with ashes still inside to ornately ...

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