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The “Hypogeum of the Garlands” is a sepulchral site, recently found in  Grottaferrata (Lazio ,  Italy ), dating back to the first-second century AD. Two sarcophagi were discovered inside, hosting the human remains of  Aebutia Quarta , a rich Roman woman, and her son  Carvilius Gemellus . While the body of  Carvilius  is exceptionally well-preserved, following its embalming and perfect sealing of the sarcophagus, in the case of  Aebutia  only the bones were preserved because of the sarcophagus’s seal breaking down, although she was covered with perfectly preserved flower garlands. Embalming of the body was a rare ritual in the Imperial Roman times when corpses were more often cremated. The remains of  Aebutia  showed possible traces of heating. Burned bones from a third individual were discovered on the chamber’s floor and preliminary anthropological survey showed that this individual was a male of 40–50 years old. Here, a combination of spectroscopic techniques, including non-destructive inelastic neutron scattering and Raman spectroscopy, and minimally destructive Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, were applied to the analysis of these bone samples to give information about ancient Roman funerary practices. The temperature and burning conditions were thus determined, showing that  Aebutia Quarta  was exposed to mild temperatures (200 °C) only in the upper part of the body, while the third individual was likely cremated as its bones were exposed to temperatures up to 900 °C in quasi-anaerobic conditions.

Vibrational spectroscopy to study ancient Roman funerary practices at the “Hypogeum of the Garlands” (Italy)