Editing Locarno (section)

===Prehistoric Locarno===
In 1934, in the vicinity of today's Via S. Jorio, a [[necropolis]] with 14 [[Urn#Cremation urns|urn graves]] from the Early [[Bronze Age]] (about 14th century BC) were found. Some of the urns were directly buried, while others were placed in boxes of uncut stone. The urns contained, in addition to burned bones, [[bronze]] ornaments, which had some fire damage, including, bangles, hairpins with conical head and slightly thickened neck, rings and knives. Similar urns were also discovered in the district of S. Antonio, which was probably also a small cemetery. The ceramic and bronze objects date from the [[Canegrate culture]] (named after a large necropolis in the province of Milan). However, no traces of the settlement have been discovered.<ref name=HDS_Pre>{{HDS|2108<!--Section 1-1-->|Locarno – Prehistory}}</ref>

In 1935, a large necropolis was discovered at [[Solduno]]. The over 200 graves cover nearly a thousand years, from the [[La Tène culture]] to the 3rd century AD. Many of the La Tène era grave goods (particularly from the 3rd–1st centuries BC) are [[Celts|Celtic]]-style [[Fibula (brooch)|fibulae]] or brooches. These objects demonstrate a cultural influence from regions north of the Alps. However, the ceramic objects are indigenous to [[Golasecca culture]] which spread into Ticino and [[Lombardy]].<ref name=HDS_Pre/>