The necropolis

The necropolis is located along the old road to Valdieri, inside a suggestive wide and well-exposed basin, on the slopes of Rocca San Giovanni and Punta Saben, which host the homonymous nature reserve. High rocky walls protect the plateau from the cold northern currents and favor a warm and dry climate, with little rainfall even in the winter months. It is probably for these reasons, as well as for the excellent position overlooking the confluence of the two branches of the Gesso stream, that - on several occasions from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age - the tombs of some characters were placed on this site important members of the community, perhaps leaders or priests. Eleven incineration burials, a cenotaph and some ritual pits were found: the many finds are kept in the nearby, small and interesting museum.