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Necrópolis romana de Carmona

Carmona, Campiña de Carmona, Seville

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Necrópolis romana de Carmona

Historical milestone · Carmona, Campiña de Carmona, Seville

Group of 1st-century Roman tombs, the most notable being the chambers of Servilia and the Elephant. It was discovered by chance in 1868, and from 1881 the archaeologist George Bonsor and Juan Fernández López excavated it scientifically; in 1887 its on-site museum opened, considered the first in Spain, and in 1930 its backers donated the complex to the State.

1868 (descubrimiento casual); 1881 (inicio de la excavación científica); 1887 (apertura del museo); 1930 (donación al Estado)

Photo: Marbregal (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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