Cemetery of Babies
The site is home to the La Necropoli dei Bambini, or “Cemetery of babies.” Evidence suggests that the deceased passed away within a surprisingly short period of time. But what could kill so many people that quickly…
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Looking into the Past
While the concept of a “baby cemetery” may be morbid to some, to archeologists, the cemetery offered a window to the past. The cemetery dated back to the mid-fifth century, according to archaeologists at the University of Arizona, who have led excavations at the cemetery over the years, uncovering secrets that were not as they seemed…