"Unprecedented" Phoenician cemetery comes to light in southern Spain

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"Unprecedented" Phoenician cemetery comes to light in southern Spain

STORY: "Unprecedented" Phoenician cemetery comes to light in southern Spain DATELINE: April 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: SEVILLE, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Phoenician-Punic cemetery dating back some 2,500 years discovered in the village of Osuna, near Seville, Spain, in the known area of the Roman city of Urso 2. various of the mayor of Osuna, Rosario Andujar, with archaeologists and municipal authorities in the area of the discovery 3. various of the details of the set of graves in the cemetery 4. Pictures are courtesy of Osuna City Council, Province of Sevilla (Spain) STORYLINE: An "unprecedented" and "unique" Phoenician-Punic cemetery dating back some 2,500 years has been discovered in an inland area of the Andalusia region in southern Spain. Workers upgrading water pipes in the town of Osuna, near Seville, came across the remains of the 5th century BC burial site that archeologists say are in an "unprecedented" state of conservation. In a press note, the culture and herit

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