Villanovan burial customs

Villanovan burial customs involved placing the deceased in inhumation graves within small, pit-like tombs often lined with materials like wood or clay. Elaborate grave goods, such as pottery, weapons, jewelry, and personal items, were included to accompany the dead, reflecting social status and beliefs in an afterlife. Some burials featured individual or collective tombs, with evidence of ritual practices and a focus on honoring the dead. This culture, part of early Iron Age Italy (c. 9th-8th centuries BCE), demonstrated developing social hierarchies through their funerary practices and craftsmanship.