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Multi-periodSite Name: Sovana Necropolis Alternative Name: Sovana Tombe EtruscheCountry: Italy
NOTE: This site is 13.08 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Toscana Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Rome Nearest Village: Sovana
Latitude: 42.657381N Longitude: 11.651430E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rock Cut Tomb in Toscana
Etruscan site since the beginning of Iron age as well as Villanova Culture site. Etruscan tombs dating to between 7th and 5th Century BCE. Found again in 1830s.
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