192

Title

192

Description

General Tomb Structure: The tomb is cut directly into the bedrock. The dimensions of the rock-cut tomb are 2.35m x 1.64m. While in the general shape of a rectangle, the cuts have rounded edges and the side cuts flare out the deeper the cut into the bedrock. Therefore, the sides of the rock-cut are not straight at 90 degrees. The depth of this cut is unexcavated, but the current depth at its deepest measures at least 0.52m. The tomb is cut on an inclined surface that rises slightly. It is also cut in what looks like a mound with the earth rising above the cut so that there is a downhill slope leading to the rockcut. The sides of the cut are not uniform as one side has some minor dirt and rock collapse. Along one corner of the cut, the rock cut juts out to the left and then back down creating an imperfect corner angle with an inverse rock shape of 90 degrees. Interpretation: Given the length and width of the tomb, it is plausible to assume that at least one adult was buried in this tomb. With the tilted walls of this shaft grave that do not meet the bottom at a 90 degree angle, but rather at an acute angle, this is a Masuda type tomb. Based on the excavations in “Zona Laghetto” at Cerveteri, the Masuda typology can be dated to the 8th-7th centuries. Thus, because this cut possesses Masuda distinctions, the acute angle of the wall cuts, it can be dated to the 8th-7th centuries BCE.

Alternative Title

n/a

Creator

Tristen Leone

Type

MASUDA; SHAFT GRAVE

Date

8th-7th century BCE

Extent

3+

Spatial Coverage

north=42.004519; east=12.09677; elevation=101.067444

Coverage

Southeast

References

SETS #M192. The Cerveteri Tombs Database, accessed April 30, 2026, link.