This burial, referable to the 6th century B. C., was discovered in 2005 in Palazzuolo sul Senio in the farm of Ortali, after a long research work carried out by the Soprintendenzaa Archeologica della Toscana and the Gruppo Archeologico Alto Mugello.
The integrity of the burial at the time of the excavation allowed to match the display of the original funerary objects with a hypothetical reconstruction of the tomb at the time of burial.
All grave-goods elements have been reproduced: two ollas, one with the typical cylindrical relief handles, the bucchero or buccheroide ware vases, the decorated wine jug, spearheads, the “graffione”, and an iron ring, the bronze basin with bead decorated rim, the brooches, and a ring, also in bronze.
Some hazelnuts have been placed in the basin to represent the small exocarp fruit found inside during the excavation, which also aligns with the documentation from other sites of similar culture and period. The grave-goods are placed on a wooden floor, as extrapolated from the wood residue attached to the base of the bronze basin. The body is represented by a semi-transparent Plexiglas silhouette with a slight shading to indicate that, especially with regards to the actual positioning of the body, the reconstruction is hypothetical.
This finding represents an important contribution to the Knowledge of the cultures which existed in our region during this period and enables us to establish a cultural continuity with the people of Emilia Romagna.