Among the more surprising recent (1981) findings is a large necropolis dated to the 5th and 4th century BC, within the "agger" in the SW corner of the Archaic city. The material culture of the populace buried here, yielding "i.a." a rare inscription on a lead miniature axe bearing the inscription "iukus|ko|efiei" shows strong connections with the Volscian traditions best known from the interior regions of the Apennine Peninsula. In fact, the discovery corroborates the historical traditions of the Volscians conquering Satricum in 488 BC. Tombs of this kind have successively been found both on the very top of the acropolis and intermixed with the remains of roads in the NW city area.