The Etruscan Necropolis Cava della Scaglia in Civitavecchia. New data and documentation.

On Friday, January 17, 2025, at 5 p.m., at the "Giusi Corrado" Conference Room of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Civitavecchia, there will be a presentation of the book The Etruscan Necropolis Cava della Scaglia in Civitavecchia. New Data and Documentation, edited by Barbara de Paolis, head of the Ulpia section of the Roman Archaeological Group and national adviser of the G.A.R.

In addition to the authors, the event will be attended by Gabriella Sarracco, president of Fondazione Cariciv, which is attentive to the needs of the local community and contributed to the project with Funds from the annual call for proposals; Lara Anniboletti, director of the National Archaeological Museum of Civitavecchia, a cultural institute of the Regional Directorate of National Museums of Lazio directed by Elisabetta Scungio; Francesco di Gennaro, former archaeological superintendent in Abruzzo and Sardinia; Alessandro Mandolesi, archaeologist and author of the book "Tra Caere e Tarquinia. The Civitavecchia Coast in the Etruscan Age."

The book is the second volume in the series Quaderni del Museo archeologico nazionale di Civitavecchia, a publishing initiative promoted by the Civitavecchia Museum and supported by the Fondazione Cariciv. This series is dedicated to scientific studies of antiquity on Civitavecchia and the vast hinterland, and reflects the museum's cross-cutting approach, oriented toward research and dissemination, with the aim of fostering the cultural development of local communities and the territory of reference.

The book delves into the Etruscan necropolis of "Cava della Scaglia" located near the northern coast of Civitavecchia. This archaeological complex, under the responsibility of the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the province of Viterbo and southern Etruria, which has been working with GAR since 2019, through its vast repertoire of burials, offers an original window on the evolution of the coastal Etruscan community, probably linked to Tarquinia, between the 7th century and the 4th-3rd century BC.

The volume is divided into two main sections: the first analyzes the necropolis from a historical, geological and architectural point of view, supplemented with a detailed examination of the materials found; the second section includes the surveys and the catalog of the tombs, enriched by an interesting archaeo-astronomical approach, which proposes an unconventional reading of the site. The book is also accompanied by QR codes, which allow a virtual tour of the necropolis, offering an immersive experience.

The project was supported by the Cassa di Risparmio di Civitavecchia Foundation and published by Antiqua Res Edizioni.