Mauro Fiorentini
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Hallo people!
I've been to an archaeological excavation this morning, to meet some friends of mine who're currently working at some Picenian tombs.
The excavation begun in January and about 20 graves have been dug since them; they dates from the Vth to the IVth century b.C. (500 - 400 b.C.).
There're males and females graves, with different stuff inside.
A friend of mine told me that they excavated a young male's tomb in which there was a long curved sword and, near the skull, a group of round stones perfectly stacked. There were also signs of a bag made of organic material (the ground color was more dark around these stones).
I haven't been able to see these stones, because they've already been given to the Superintendence, but my friends told me that they were polished pebbles, about 2 cm (0,78 inches) in diameter.
I'll try to examine them, but should they've been sling bullets it would be another evidence that slinging was a common practice among the Picenian between VIth and IInd century b.C.
Greetings,
Mauro.
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