Necropolis Discovery: Ancient Warriors Found in Italy?
In San Giorgio Bigarello in the Italian province of Mantua, archaeologists have uncovered a necropolis from the Copper Age. In the 22 tombs located there, they discovered the remains of people, likely warriors, buried with high-quality weaponry.
San Giorgio Bigarello is a small municipality located in the Lombardy region in northern Italy. It is about 130 km east of Milan. The municipality authorities commissioned construction work last year, so archaeologists routinely arrived at the site. Although interesting archaeological finds have been made in the region in the past, the results of the latest research surprised everyone.
Italian Copper Age Cemetery
Italian media reported that researchers managed to discover a large necropolis from the Copper Age, also known as the Chalcolithic or Eneolithic. This is one of the prehistoric epochs, which was a transitional period between the Stone and Bronze Ages. It was during this time that the first metal artifacts, mainly copper, appeared in human societies. Hence the name of the era.
“The discovery of a large Copper Age necropolis in San Giorgio Bigarello…
