Stella Falzone, Director of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

The topic arises from new investigations (including those on the ancient genome conducted on the athlete’s skeletal remains, and those on the painted sarcophagus), with the aim of qualifying this exceptional burial dating back to the early 5th century, which is one of the most significant contexts in the permanent collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, with a view to a further enhancement.

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