Italian archaeologists have uncovered a complex, ancient necropolis that may shed new light on the elite members of an ancient Alpine society.

A remarkable Iron Age necropolis, dating back more than 2,500 years, has been unearthed in the northern Italian city of Trento. View on euronews

Found beneath an older tomb near Tarquinia, the painted chamber depicts several intricate scenes, including a metallurgical workshop

Officials from the Italian province of Trentino announced the recent discovery of a "monumental necropolis" from the Iron Age, dating back over 3,000 years.

Archaeologists have discovered a "monumental necropolis" dating to the pre-Roman Iron Age (500 BCE-1 BCE) in Santa Croce, according Italian officials. The ancient cemetery found in the Northern Italian city of Trento includes at least 200 individual tombs.