divine justice (dike) by the City of Caere, to which the sanctuary belonged. Its use as propaganda by the new political regime in Caere is also clear from its clearly visible location to those arriving at the coast along the road from Caere. The southern sanctuary of Cavatha and Sur/Suri A second sanctuary was discovered in 1983 to the south of the monumental one. It is characterised by the absence of large religious buildings, but by different types of altars and chapels without an overall plan and using building techniques and construction materials similar to local houses. The layout and finds suggest the practice of mysterious and Demetrical cults of which it is the oldest and most elaborate example in Etruria. The most ancient structure, the sacellum "Beta" (530-520 BC), has a roof adorned with acroteria of busts of Achelous, a river divinity with a human head and bull's horns, ears and body, and female-headed antefixes perhaps representing the Nymphs. Votive deposits of Greek vases with Etruscan inscriptions attested to their dedication to the cult of the divine couple, Cavatha (similar to the Greek Kore-Persephone) and Sur/Suri (identifiable with an underworld Apollo). Following the Dionysian looting, the southern sanctuary was abandoned and ritually sealed and the activity moved to the northern sector, with the creation of a new square, at the ends of which are located the quadrangular building Alpha (a) and the aedicula Pi (p) originally adorned with votive statues. The Pyrgi Tablets The gold Pyrgi Tablets of Thefarie Velianas, “king of Caere”, containing rare texts in Phoenician and Etruscan languages, were found here in 1964. References Attribution External links Article and panoramic views on the Museo Santa Severa site Archeological sites Antiquarium di Pyrgi Etruscan sites Archaeological sites in Lazio National museums of Italy