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Place Abbatija tad-Dejr by Tom Elliott — last modified Jun 18, 2023 10:18 AM
A multi-period burial site located in the northwest of modern Ir-Rabat, Malta. Archaeological evidence points to first use of the site in the Punic and Roman periods. A quarry of possible Roman date was used in the construction of Byzantine-period hypogea. Further modifications were made in the late Medieval (post-Muslim) period, prior to abandonment of the site.
Place Alyscamps by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 04, 2021 06:00 PM
Alyscamps is a necropolis located outside the walls of Arles, France.
Place Byzantine necropolis by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 04, 2021 04:51 PM
A necropolis of Scolacium dating to the fifth through seventh centuries.
Place Cimitero Maggiore by L. Quilici — last modified May 02, 2022 04:17 PM
A major Roman necropolis and catacomb along the Via Nomentana.
Place Coemeterium Maius by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 24, 2024 05:34 PM
A major Roman necropolis and catacomb along the Via Nomentana.
Place Costa Bellene/Ballene (Capo Don?) by S. Loseby — last modified May 27, 2018 09:47 PM
A Roman mansio on the via Iulia Augusta. An Early Christian complex (basilica, baptistery, cemetery) developed nearby and lasted until the Middle Ages.
Place Dyurso burial ground by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Oct 05, 2023 11:07 AM
A burial site in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, containing over 500 burials dated to the 5th-9th centuries CE.
Place Hala Sultan Tekke by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 07, 2023 05:32 PM
A major Late Bronze Age settlement occupied the site of Hala Sultan Tekke, which later became an important Sufi Islamic shrine associated with Umm Haram.
Place La Brèche (necropolis) by S. Loseby — last modified Jul 15, 2022 08:35 PM
A large necropolis excavated under rescue conditions in the 20th century. Grave goods indicated a long period of use, stretching from as early as the third century CE to as late as the sixteenth. The site is located in the French commune of Laudun-l'Ardoise, near the confluences of the Tave, Céze, and Rhône rivers.
Place Mu-Sharet Burial Ground by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified Jul 13, 2022 04:06 PM
Burial ground with 25 graves in 11 mounds located 10km Northeast of Manych, Kalmykia. These graves are largely from the Bronze Age and early Copper Age with some early Iron Age and Medieval graves also present.
Place Myskhako necropolis by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 21, 2022 09:32 PM
A burial area on the Black Sea coast that is associated with the settlement of Myskhako. In 1978-1979 excavations were conducted that uncovered 81 burial sites dating to the Bronze Age, the Classical period, and the Middle Ages.
Place Parapotamos by W.M. Murray — last modified Oct 12, 2023 12:18 PM
A tumulus/tell and associated necropolis in Epirus (Greece), with burials dating from the Hellenistic through post-Byzantine times.
Place S. Alessandro by L. Quilici — last modified Feb 24, 2024 05:12 PM
The basilica and catacombs of S. Alessandro are located at the seventh milestone of the Via Nomentana.
Place Sant'Ilario by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 21, 2024 10:28 AM
A paleochristian site located at the thirtieth mile of the ancient via Labicana, near to the ancient road station 'ad Bivium'.
Place Tripolis by J.P. Brown — last modified Dec 30, 2023 10:50 AM
The Phoenicians established a commercial outpost at Tripolis (Tripoli) in the ninth century BC. An independent city during the Hellenistic period, Tripolis came under Roman control in 64 BC.
Place Vignale by Stefano Costa — last modified Jul 30, 2019 08:19 AM
A Roman villa, mansio, and Late Antique settlement along the Via Aemilia Scauri.
Place Villa Pamphili by L. Quilici — last modified May 11, 2023 11:50 AM
The church of San Pancrazio was founded in the sixth century A.D. by Pope Symmachus. It stands beyond the Porta San Pancrazio on the Ianiculum. Below the church is a massive catacomb referred to as S. Pancrazio or Ottavilla.