LAZIO'S MYSTERIOUS TOMBS AND THE COSMIC EGG
In 1982, the unexpected discovery of some mysterious rock tombs, hidden under thick vegetation in the Alban hills some 30 kms from Rome, opened a whole new window of research concerning the prehistoric civilization of the region before the rise and dominance of Rome.
The two Grotticelle tombs on the slopes of the supposed extinct Lazio volcano have since been the subject of exploration on the part of committed local researchers and writers Daniele Cataldi and Riccardo Bellucci who have published some interesting conclusions concerning the tombs, as well as the possible situation of the mysterious town of Alba Longa, capital of the Latin peoples, defeated by the early Romans (according to Roman chroniclers) at the Battle of Lake Regillus in 496 BC.
The Grotticelle tombs were both dug out of the rock and consisted of a narrow passageway entrance leading into a semi-circular burial chamber, large enough to contain more than one person. In 2007-2009 the tombs were cleared out and measured by state archaeologists and researchers from the University of Tor Vergata, Rome, who noted that the dromos, or entry corridor, of one of the tombs was the longest (9.60m ) so far found in this kind of tomb in Italy.
Even more fascinating is the strange monument known as “the Cosmic Egg” - an egg-shaped rock “temple”, with an oval chamber carved out at the top. This is situated in the same area, on the slopes of the crater lake Albano. This type of monument, which apparently originated in Mesopotamia, would appear to be unique in an Italian context.
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