Investigation into the archaeology of death in Pompeii Necropolis of Porta Sarno
Between July 11th and August 5th, 2022, for the fourth consecutive season, archaeological investigations were carried out, authorized by the Ministry of Culture and included in the project: “Investigating the archaeology of death in Pompeii.
Necropolis of Porta Sarno,” which has as its main objective the investigation, study, documentation, conservation, and enhancement of the area and the funerary monuments of the Necropolis of Porta Sarno.
The program of the 2022 excavation campaign focused mainly on the continuation of investigations in sector D, that is, in the space located between the funerary enclosure of the chamber tomb on a podium and the funerary enclosure of Marcus Venerius Secundius, which included the niche tomb and the area west of the tomb of Secundius (Alapont Martin, Zuchtriegel 2023; Alapont Martin et al. 2022, Zuchtriegel et al. 2022) (fig. 1).
To the east of the funerary enclosure of Marcus Venerius Secundius, a niche funerary monument (US 4028) had already been identified down to the foundation level during the 2021 excavation campaign. The internal walls of the niche are covered with plaster painted with plant motifs: a garden with green plants behind a fence in the foreground (US 4043). Inside, we find two tufa funerary stelae, related to two burials, one male and one female (US 4077, US 4078), with two cinerary urns.
Source: Parco Archeologico di Pompei. “Indagine sull’archeologia della morte a Pompei – Necropoli di Porta Sarno.” E-Journal degli Scavi di Pompei. Parco Archeologico di Pompei, https://pompeiisites.org/e-journal-degli-scavi-di-pompei/indagine-sullarcheologia-della-morte-a-pompei-necropoli-di-porta-sarno/
