A short distance from the town of Corciano, not far from the village walls, stands the monumental Necropolis of Strozzacapponi. About one hundred burial chambers with staircase-like corridors (dromos) are set out according to a pre-existing town-planning system, making it one of the most interesting attractions in the area. Benches carved into the travertine running along three sides of the burial chambers were used to display urns made either in travertine or ceramic, containing the ashes of the deceased. Construction was generally simple, with smooth, well-polished surfaces, but there are also funeral urns with lids engraved or painted with the name of the deceased or even decorated with multi-coloured motifs. Although no trace has been found of the inhabited settlement that was the source of this great necropolis, it’s clear that figures of various rank, from nobles to slaves, were engaged in the extraction and processing of travertine at the area’s quarries not far from Santa Sabina. Along with the urns, other interesting tomb-side objects were also found, and although very modest they identify the work carried out by their owners.
Thanks to the museum-standard preservation of the necropolis, numerous tombs can now be viewed and studied by visitors from all over the world. They are part of a wider naturalistic-archaeological itinerary that also includes the Fosso Rigo necropolis, another burial site for stonemasons.