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information These two large Etruscan cemeteries reflect different types of burial practices from the 9th to the 1st century BC and bear witness to the achievements of Etruscan culture Which over nine centuries developed the earliest urban civilization in the northern Mediterranean cut in rock and topped by impressive tumuli (burial mounds) others have wall paintings of outstanding quality contains thousands of tombs organized in a city-like plan The site contains very different types of tombs: trenches cut in rock; tumuli; and some in the shape of huts or houses with a wealth of structural details These provide the only surviving evidence of Etruscan residential architecture the earliest of which date from the 7th century BC Ces deux grandes nécropoles étrusques reflètent divers types de pratiques funéraires entre le IXe et le Ier siècle avant J.C et comptent parmi les plus beaux témoignages du monde étrusque cette civilisation urbaine du nord de la Méditerranée Certaines tombes du site sont monumentales taillées dans la roche et surmontées d’impressionnants tumuli Nombre d’entre elles comportent des bas-reliefs tandis que d’autres renferment de remarquables peintures murales comprend des milliers de tombes disposées selon un plan quasi urbain Les tombes sont de divers types : tranchées creusées dans le roc ou d’autres taillées dans la roche en forme de cabane ou de maison avec un luxe de détails architecturaux Elles constituent l’unique témoignage qui nous soit parvenu de l’architecture résidentielle étrusque contient 6000 tombes creusées dans la roche Elle est célèbre pour ses 200 tombes peintes dont les plus anciennes remontent au VIIe siècle avant J.C تعكس هاتان المقبرتان الأتروريتان الكبيرتان أنواعًا متعددة من الممارسات الجنائزية بين القرن التاسع والقرن الأول ف.م وتعتبَر من أجمل الشهادات في العالم الأتروريّ، أي تلك الحضارة الحضرية في شمال المتوسط كما أن بعض قبور الموقع هائلة منحوتة في الصخر وتعلوها رُكَم مذهلة ويحتوي كثير منها على نُقيشات بينما تحوي أخرى رسومًا جدارية مذهلة فالمقبرة القريبة من "تشيرفيتيري" المعروفة بـ"بانديتاتشا" ، تحتوي على آلاف القبور المصفوفة حسب خطة شبه حضرية، مع أحياء، وشوارع وساحات صغيرة والقبور من أنواع مختلفة: خنادق محفورة في الصخر، ورُكَم، أو أخرى منحوتة في الصخر بشكل أكواخ أو بيوت مع إسهاب بالتفاصيل الهندسية وهي تشكل الشهادة الوحيدة التي وصلتنا من الهندسة المعمارية السكنية الأترورية أما مقبرة "تاركينيا" والتي تسمّى أيضًا "مونتيروتزي" فهي تحتوي على 6000 قبر محفور في الصخر وهي مشهورة بقبورها الـ 200 الرسومة والتي يعود أقدمها إلى القرن السابع ق.م 这两座巨大的伊特鲁立亚人墓葬反映了公元前9世纪至公元前1世纪不同的墓葬形式，是伊特鲁立亚文化成就的见证。它们在九个多世纪里推动了地中海北部地区最早的城市文明的发展。有些坟墓以岩石刻成，上面是给人深刻印象的墓丘。坟墓的墙壁上有很多质量精美的壁画和岩石雕刻。靠近塞尔维托里的墓地又以公墓见称，包括数千个以类似城市规划的模式安置的墓地，带有街道、小广场和邻近居所。这里有不同类型的墓葬: 岩刻沟渠和坟墓，也有一些石刻的棚屋或房舍形状的墓室，带有许多更加精致的建筑结构。这些是伊特鲁立亚人民居建筑的仅存证明。塔尔奎尼亚墓葬群一般称之为曼特罗契(Monterozzi)，包括了6000座岩石刻成的坟墓。其中200座有壁画的墓葬最著名，最早的可以追溯到公元前7世纪。 Эти два больших этрусских кладбища отражают различные способы захоронения в период IX-I вв а сверху покрыты мощными земляными насыпями – «тумули» На стенах многих гробниц нанесены различные изображения прекрасного качества Он славится своими 200 расписанными гробницами Estas dos grandes necrópolis son testigos de los distintos ritos funerarios practicados por los etruscos desde los siglos IX a I a.C y son una de los mejores testimonios de la cultura de este pueblo creador de la primera civilización urbana del norte del Mediterráneo Algunas de sus tumbas excavadas en la roca y rematadas por túmulos impresionantes Muchas de ellas están ornadas con bajorrelieves o pinturas murales de calidad excepcional situada en las cercanías de la localidad de Cerveteri posee miles de tumbas cuya disposición está organizada en función de un trazado análogo al plan urbanístico de una ciudad Las tumbas de este cementerio son de tipos muy diferentes: túmulos zanjas excavadas en la piedra y oquedades practicadas en la roca en forma de chozas o casas con gran profusión de elementos estructurales que hacen de ellas los únicos vestigios existentes de la arquitectura residencial etrusca posee 6.000 sepulcros cavados en la roca y es famosa por los 200 que están ornados con pinturas Las sepulturas más antiguas datan del siglo VII a.C The property encompasses the two necropolises of the Banditaccia and the Monterozzi the most important cemeteries of the ancient Etruscan city-states of Cerveteri and Tarquinia These two cities were built near the western coast in central Italy they have provided the majority of the most significant archaeological discoveries associated with this civilization over a period of nine centuries The two necropolises and their buffer zones cover a large area – a whole property of 326.93 ha and a buffer zone of 4,932.11 ha The 197.57 ha site dates from the 9th century BCE and contains very different types of tombs: trenches cut in rock; tumuli which often contain more than one tomb; and some Because there is little surviving written information on the Etruscans this site provides exceptional testimony of Etruscan domestic architecture from archaic times to the Hellenic period it is one of the most extensive complexes known Tarquinia is famous for its 200 painted tombs the earliest of which date from the 7th century BCE These paintings provide the only major testimony of classic artwork of pre-Roman times existing in the Mediterranean basin the Etruscan cemeteries at Cerveteri and Tarquinia offer the sole important attestation of this population that created the first urban culture in the western Mediterranean from the eighth to the first century BCE in central Italy The necropolises have been known for centuries Michelangelo visited Tarquinia during the Renaissance and a related sketch is held in Florence’s Buonarroti Archives Criterion (i): The necropolises of Tarquinia and Cerveteri are masterpieces of creative genius: Tarquinia's large-scale wall paintings are exceptional both for their formal qualities and for their content and religious beliefs of the ancient Etruscans Cerveteri exceptionally testifies in a funerary context the same town planning and architectural schemes used in an ancient city Criterion (iii): The two necropolises constitute a unique and exceptional testimony to the ancient Etruscan civilisation the only urban type of civilisation in pre-Roman Italy the depiction of daily life in the frescoed tombs many of which are replicas of Etruscan houses is a unique testimony to this vanished culture Criterion (iv): Many of the tombs of Tarquinia and Cerveteri represent types of buildings that no longer exist in any other form replicas of Etruscan town planning schemes are some of the earliest existing in the region The property and the buffer zone that encircles the necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia includes all the territory covered in ancient times by the two inhabited centres and the other numerous cemeteries surrounding them The two archaeological sites cover a vast area The property is in a good state of conservation and is continually monitored by the competent authorities of the ministry responsible for cultural heritage Several tombs at Cerveteri discovered at the beginning of the 20th century including the Tomba dei Rilievi (Tomb of the Reliefs) 'del Triclinio’ and ‘dell’Alcova’ had artefacts removed to the private collection of Marquis Campana and later to various museums in Italy and abroad (including the Louvre and the Hermitage) some of the wall paintings from Tarquinia were removed and placed in museums are situated adjacent to the sites and included within the buffer zone efforts are made to acquire these private parcels for the State Authorities are aware that the property is threatened by some illegal building within the buffer zone primarily on agricultural land at Cerveteri the impact of tourism on the fragile archaeological remains The necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia preserve our information relating to Etruscan civilization both for its town planning and for its domestic architecture The surviving topography is consistent with the design of the ancient Etruscan town sites on plateaus the authenticity of the property is confirmed by the permanency of the architectural structure of the tombs whose interior safeguards painted decorations of inestimable value the preservation of the city-like plan at Banditaccia includes the preservation of the form All conservation work has been carried out in compliance with the national Restoration Code and its stated principles including the use of local materials and craft techniques The entire Banditaccia archaeological site at Cerveteri was some time ago expropriated for public use and consequently the property is state owned and is part of the ‘cultural domain’ The Monterozzi necropolis at Tarquinia has been only partially expropriated (the Calvario area and is both state owned and privately owned 42/2004 provides appropriate safeguarding measures ensuring total control over archaeological assets managed by the ministry responsible for cultural heritage Referring both to the property and the buffer zone regional and local legislation provides further regulation with reference to the protection of landscape interest and territorial governance the entire property and the buffer zone fall within the area declared by the State as a “zone of archaeological interest” and is under the strictest rules for protection which ensure that any activity on the site must be authorized by the ministry responsible for cultural heritage Excavation must be carried out or authorized by the ministry Many interdisciplinary studies have investigated the reasons for the decay of the property and the possible pre-emptive measures The main identified threats affecting the necropolises are related to environmental factors The main risks to the painted tombs result from the opening of these sites to visitors whose presence negatively impact the thermal and humidity conditions Fire risk is also present at the necropolises Management of the property falls within the responsibility of the ministry responsible for cultural heritage that assures protection A fenced area within the property is open daily to visitors (Two parking areas have been provided at the Banditaccia site for visitors and school groups.) In order to balance conservation and tourism specific admission policy regulates the entrance of visitors to each tomb controlled glass barriers preserve tombs at Tarquinia from micro-climatic variations.) Archaeological excavation and conservation are ongoing processes on the sites The management plan of the property has five distinct action plans: Knowledge Plan as well as the coordination of management plan activities the ministry responsible for cultural heritage and Cerveteri and Tarquinia municipalities signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work jointly towards the protection and rehabilitation of the areas surrounding the necropolises Regular patrols by local wardens combat illegal building in the buffer zone The two municipalities also contribute to the Management Plan’s implementation and the improvement Both Cerveteri and Tarquinia municipalities collaborate in a cultural promotion plan that provides specific educational activities in public schools Wanted in RomeMagazine Much of the sea water around Rome is not suitable for bathing according to data released recently by the Lazio branch of Italian environmental body Legambiente In early June the agency tested the water quality at 24 points along the 330-km Lazio coastline with the worst results found in the greater Roman area contained levels of lactic acid bacteria including traces of e.coli Legambiente classified 13 of the 18 areas as "heavily polluted." These include sections along S The “polluted” classification went to sections at Ladispoli The areas within the legal limits comprise Pomezia The environmental agency blames the polluted water on drains not being properly cleaned and found the dirtiest water in the vicinity of the mouths of rivers To see the full findings, including the exact areas classified, see the Legambiente website Wanted in Rome ™ is member of the Wanted World Wide Ltd network.Click here to find out more about our Network or Follow us on social networks © 2025 / 2026 Wanted World Wide LTD Network