In Melano, on the south-eastern shore of the Lago di Lugano, burials were excavated in 1957 and 1979. Both cremations and inhumations were found. The finds belong to the first three centuries. They were published in 2021 by Christiane De Micheli Schulthess.
Plan of the excavations in 1979. Light grey: cremations. Dark grey: inhumations. De Micheli Schulthess 2021, Fig. 3.
Some of the cremations. Photo: De Micheli Schulthess 2021, Figs. 7 and 12.
Literature
De Micheli Schulthess 2008; De Micheli Schulthess 2021.
[20-Jan-2024]
