{"id":41931,"date":"2026-08-24T01:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T01:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/41931\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T01:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T01:14:09","slug":"see-it-ancient-cemetery-found-during-pasta-factory-expansion-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/41931\/","title":{"rendered":"See it: Ancient cemetery found during pasta factory expansion in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">SEE IT: Divers off the coast of Sicily, Italy, were able to find a shipwreck from over 2,000 years ago during the age of the Roman Republic and the First Punic War.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">THE TAKEAWAY<\/p>\n<p>A cemetery from the 6th century B.C. was found during the expansion of a pasta factory.Well-preserved tombs and rare funerary objects were found.The era dates back to before the influence of the Roman Republic.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NAPOLI, Italy \u2013 Workers made a surprise discovery of ancient artifacts during the expansion of a pasta factory in Italy earlier this <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the Superintendency for the Metropolitan Area of Naples, during an excavation campaign to expand the Garofalo Pasta factory in Southern Campania, officials stumbled upon a stunning necropolis containing a variety of cultural artifacts.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/family-discovers-rare-megalodon-tooth-new-jersey-beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SEE IT: MASSIVE, PREHISTORIC DISCOVERY FOUND BY FAMILY SEARCHING FOR SEASHELLS ON THE JERSEY SHORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A necropolis is a cemetery or burial ground from the ancient world.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/746909356_954392874326126_1976915605734988250_n.jpg\" alt=\"Cemetery from the 6th century B.C. found during the expansion and excavation of a pasta factory in Italy.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Cemetery from the 6th century B.C. found during the expansion and excavation of a pasta factory in Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Superintendency for the Metropolitan Area of \u200b\u200bNaples)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Within the necropolis, people found well-preserved tombs and rare funerary objects such as textiles and wood, showcasing daily life and practices from the 6th century B.C., before the beginning of the Roman Republic.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The cemetery isn&#8217;t large, but gives the impression it belonged to a wealthy ruling class.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/video-roman-era-shipwreck-discovered-ocean-coast-sicily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">VIDEO: ROMAN-ERA SHIPWRECK FROM OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO DISCOVERED AT BOTTOM OF OCEAN NEAR SICILY<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Among the discoveries were remarkably well-preserved pottery pieces, as being encased in stone chambers helped preserve these stunning images.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/2400-year-old-wrestler-tomb-discovered-ancient-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">2,400-YEAR-OLD WRESTLER TOMB DISCOVERED IN THE ANCIENT CITY OF ASPENDOS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This provides a learning experience to analyze the region&#8217;s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">history<\/a> before the influence and what else we may find from this era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEE IT: Divers off the coast of Sicily, Italy, were able to find a shipwreck from over 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