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Necropolis of Madonna d'olivo

a Pleiades place resource

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An Etruscan necropolis located about 2 km south-west of Tuscania that overlooks valley of the Marta river. The necropolis takes its name from the adjacent Church of the Madonna dell’Olivo.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/171321862

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
42.40607605, 11.874001

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Necropoli di Madonna d'olivo (750 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Necropolis of Madonna d'olivo makes connections with:

Necropolis of Madonna d'olivo located at Tuscana (750 BC - 30 BC)

Necropolis of Madonna d'olivo receives connections from:

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Place type:
catacomb, cemetery, necropolis

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See Further:

Necropoli "Madonna dell'Olivo"

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

While the necropolis was in use during the sixth and fifth centuries B.C., it is best known for its tombs of the Hellenistic period (fourth to first centuries B.C.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Necropolis of Madonna d'olivo: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/171321862> [accessed: 14 June 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/171321862 |title=Places: 171321862 (Necropolis of Madonna d'olivo) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=June 14, 2025 11:17 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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