TERAMO. The burial of a wealthy woman, with an iron diadem on her head (the first case of its kind in the province of Teramo) and an amber necklace. It is one of the most significant discoveries among the treasures of the ancient necropolis which came to light on the Bortolami campus in Piano d’Accio during the expansion works of the veterinary medicine teaching center which will be completed by the end of 2025. Yesterday, in a private visit journalists were illustrated with the finds attributed to the Pretuzi people and what is emerging from the burials which can be traced back to the Iron Age and can be dated between the 6th and 7th centuries BC. A visit between the two areas with 13 circle tombs, delimited by stones, enriched by the detailed explanations of the superintendent Cristina Collettiniof archaeologists Absent Guild, Iolanda Piersanti And Alessandro Muccianteof the restorer Laura Petrucci and the anthropologist Samantha Fusari.
The outgoing rector also spoke Dino Mastrocolathe newly elected rector Christian CorsiMayor Gianguido D’Albertothe councillor Antonio Filipponi and the head of the delegation of the Italian Environment Fund (FAI) of Teramo Pietro Costantini. Excavation work is being intensified in the second area of the archaeological site, from which other tombs and ceramic vases could emerge, and thanks to scientific studies it will be possible to establish whether the buried people had any family ties between them. Of particular interest, in addition to the discovery of the wealthy woman, is the burial of a child, who has an iron collar around his neck typical of children’s tombs and which is comparable to the necropolis discovered a few years ago in Cona during the works on Lot Zero. The Superintendency has already started a process with the University of Teramo aimed at a valorisation agreement which will allow us to proceed with the museumisation of the finds in the university’s exhibition spaces, involving experts and students in the activity, and their inclusion in the programme. of studies in the museology course. On Sunday, on the occasion of the European Archeology Days, the Piano d’Accio archaeological site will be open to the public. The initiative, organized by the Superintendency, Fai and the University of Teramo, has already been sold out with around 250 places booked in the various time slots (9.30am-12.30pm and 3.30pm-7pm) for the guided tours .
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