INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
prolonged use and religious significance linked to healing practices.The Ministry of Culture reports that the funerary monument features an
2.75m by 7.40m.The rectangular burial chamber is aligned along a north-south axis, with the corridor intersecting its eastern long side at
whose horizontal roof remains intact.The entrance to the covered section was sealed externally with a rectangular covering slab, while its
opening features a reused rectangular lintel.A monolithic sarcophagus and five rectangular tombs were discovered along the walls of the main
In two of these tombs, the covering slabs showed clear signs of disturbance, while the others had no coverings intact.Of the six tombs, only
the sarcophagus contained a well-preserved burial in an anatomical position, likely belonging to an adult woman, whereas the anthropological
remains in the other tombs were found displaced.Inside the sarcophagus, a significant number of animal bones from both large and small
domestic animals were discovered, along with a tortoise shell
vessels dating to the 5th and 6th centuries AD.According to the Ministry of Culture, the monument appears to have been used for burials
until the 4th century AD, when it was sealed
During the late Roman period, however, its roof was breached, the burials were looted, and the site was repurposed exclusively for
Hellenistic and Roman periods.Among the discoveries are a gold ring with a semi-precious stone signet depicting Apollo with a healing
serpent, two gold danikas replicating Hellenistic coinage from Sikyona, a votive clay finger, gold wreath leaves, a deposit of small
Hellenistic vases, a silver tetrabolus of Philip III Arrhidaeus, an iron stele, an iron handbook, bronze decorative objects, glass beads,
bronze spoons, and spindle-shaped and bulb-shaped perfume bottles, among other artifacts.The area surrounding the monument, still under
excavation, is also of significant interest
votive offerings were discovered, including clay finger figurines with hanging holes and a fragment of a clay arm figurine
These findings suggest that the site held special religious significance, likely associated with healing practices.Source: GreekReporter.com
