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The opening was made, while researchers from the archaeological monument and the University of Valencia worked on excavations focused on the necropolis port -ar, which was near the city, As reported in the news release. The site served buried and was discovered in the 1990s during the railway construction. Since 1998, the researchers have found evidence of more than 50 cremation burials in Necolis. The current excavations, called the “Investigation of Death Archeology in Pompei”, have been ongoing since July 2024.
Alfio Jonoche
The statues were found in the southern half of the grave covered with pumice, stone, According to a report by researchers. The pumice stone showed that this part of the tomb was buried in the earthquakes shortly before the eruption of the Mountain Vesuvia.
The figures are funeral relief, the researchers said. According to the researchers, the couple may have married and it seems that it was “good”.
“The delicacy and the sculpture detail are great,” the researchers write. “We can appreciate the thorough thread of hands, fingers and nails. We can also see a detailed work on the folds of clothing and decorations: rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc.”
The woman's figure includes carved accessories that may indicate that she was a priestess of Ceres, Roman harvest and fertility goddess. Researchers said it was probably only women from famous families held this position. The priests had political power and had the highest social status for Roman women. The statues of the priestesses that occupy the subjects related to their positions in the south of Italy are very rare, the researchers said.
Alfio Jonoche
The man wears a hug who shows that he is a Roman citizen. Both are depicted wearing rings that can be wedding groups.
Other relics were found, including the ointment banks that may have had a fragrant oil, a broken mirror and a coin depicting the Nptune Maritime God. Researchers may have been important in funeral rites.
The statues may apply to the late republican period, which ranged from 133 to 31 BC, the researchers said.
The statues were transferred to another part of Pompeii for restoration work. They will be presented at an exhibition that focused on women's age in ancient Pompeii, which will open on April 16. The restoration will be carried out before visitors of the exhibition, the park said.
In recent months, other basic findings in Pompei have been discovered. In February, paintings that reflect DionysusThe Greek god of wine was discovered. The images were painted on the walls of a large banquet. In January archaeologists Digged a large private bath This included several numbers and the pool.