25 tombs dating to the Punic era discovered in Marsala, Sicily
5/26/2018 07:00:00 PM
About twenty-five tombs dating back to the Punic era have come to light, in Marsala, during excavation work contracted by the City for the laying of new sewerage pipelines in Via Colocasio, near the former emergency room of the old hospital "San Biagio". Within these stone tombs were also found perfectly intact human skeletons.
The work of the municipality, still in progress, is carried out under the supervision of the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage of Trapani, whose director for the Service of Archaeological Heritage, Rossella Giglio, explains: "It is part of the Punic necropolis. Some of these tombs have already been violated over the years during previous excavations for the laying of sewerage, aqueduct, gas or telephone cables. In addition to the skeletons, funerary objects have also come to light."
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