Necropolis was in use during a period between the second half of the II century AD and the end of the IV-beginning of the V century.
See:
- D. Nuzzo, A. Rocco, G. Disantarosa, Produzioni artigianali a Canosa: primi dati sui materiali ceramici del complesso cimiteriale di Ponte della Lama. In: (a cura di): Bertoldi Lenoci L., Canosa. Ricerche storiche, decennio 1999-2009, Martina Franca 2011, pp. 253-288,
- Daniela Lentini, The funeral area in Ponte della Lama-Canosa( III-VI century).An hypothesis of 3D historical-monumental reconstruction, ISPRS Archives – Volume XXXVIII-5/W1, 2009 - http://studylib.net/doc/11870094/the-funeral-area-in-%E2%80%9Cponte-della-lama-canosa%E2%80%9D--iii-vi-cen...