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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sovana Necropolis - Rock Cut Tomb in Italy in Toscana

Submitted by ivanjohnson on Saturday, 09 February 2008  Page Views: 5041

Multi-periodSite Name: Sovana Necropolis Alternative Name: Sovana Tombe Etrusche
Country: 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:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Sovana Necropolis
Sovana Necropolis submitted by ivanjohnson : Beautiful caves in the Sovana necropolis, some have hewn/carved features inside. Site in Toscana Italy (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Sovana Necropolis
Sovana Necropolis submitted by ivanjohnson : Rock-cut niches and hewn or carved stones amid heavy foliage in the Sovana necropolis. Site in Toscana Italy (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SEE ALSO: Ildebranda Tomb, Tomba della Sirena, Via cava & Vitozza by ivanjohnson on Tuesday, 10 August 2010
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SEE ALSO: Ildebranda Tomb, Tomba della Sirena, Via cava, all in the Sovana Necropolis.
Also see nearby Vitozza.
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