Among the various phases of archaeological excavation, the removal of materials is undoubtedly one of the most delicate operations, to be carried out with methodologies that may vary depending on the context and the state of conservation of the materials. In the presence of particularly complex situations, it is necessary for the archaeologist to be flanked by the restorer’s expertise, in order to put in place all the preventive conservation measures that are fundamental for safeguarding the finds, also in function of the subsequent restoration work. An emblematic case of complex restoration is represented by the excavation of burials from the necropolis in Padua, Via Tiepolo and Via San Massimo, in which the Restoration Laboratory has also been involved for many years. This necropolis, discovered in 1990 and 1991 in the eastern part of the city, yielded approximately 300 tombs, mainly incineration tombs, dating from between the 9th century B.C. and the Roman period.
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