Nora's western (Phoenician/Punic) necropolis reopens

PHOENICIAN AND PUNIC WATCH: Nora's western necropolis opens to the public after 90 years: "A historic day for the island, with centuries-old tombs discovered." Inside it are preserved fundamental testimonies for the reconstruction of the development of the ancient city (L'Unione Sarda.it).

An area previously inaccessible has been included in the Nora Archaeological Park 's visitor itineraries for the first time since 1936, or after 90 years, offering the public the opportunity to discover one of the most important Phoenician and Punic funerary contexts in the western Mediterranean.

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I have said more about the Phoenicians at Nora, in Sardinia, here and links. The Phoenician Nora Stele inscription was also found at Nora, but in a secondary context, built into a later wall.

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