The necropolis of the San Cerbone -Casone was a cemetery of Populonia.
There are three types of graves in there:
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The "burial mounds", dating from the VII century BC, are family graves of to the dominant aristocratic families in the city - the so-called "warrior princes"
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The aediculae or "shrine shaped tombs" apeared in the VI century BC,used for a long period of time. They had the shape of a small temple and had some statues as decorations also. These belonged to the important families of the Populonia.
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The " sarcophagus tombs" started in the VI century BC.
Biibliography:
- http://www.archeodig.com/pages/cerbone.html
- Andrea Camilli, Piombino LI Populonia indagini archeologiche 2005 nell'area urbana nella necropoli e nel territorio (con Al., 2005) , pp. 242-251 - https://www.academia.edu/12134691