Neviodunum (sedaj Drnovo pri Krškem), je bilo v rimskih časih center romaniziranih prebivalcev keltskega plemena Latobikov. Izven mesta so se razprostirale obrtne delavnice in številna grobišča. Poleg starejših žganih grobov so bile odkrite tudi zidane grobnice s poslikavami - freskami, večinoma iz 2. in 3. stoletja.
Arheološke raziskave ob planirani avtocesti Krška vas - Smednik so odkrile 18 grobnic ali grobnih struktur, razorejenih v tri neodvisne skupine; ustrezno navadam Rimljanov, so bile nanizane ob cesti, ki je vodila iz Drnovega proti Gorjancem. Nekateri od grobov so bili preproste antične kamnite krste, izdelane iz velikih lapornatih plošč. Vse druge grobnice so bile v celoti zgrajene iz kamna in jih zato upravičeno imenujemo grobne strukture. Te grobnice so bile relativno trdno zgrajene in grobo ometane z izravnalnim ometom. V eni od grobnic so bill ohranjeni tudi ostanki fresk z rastlinskim motivom. Grobnice je zaključeval banjast obok, prekrivala jih je gomila, bile so skoraj povsem vkopane v zemljo, za dostop pa je služil poseben jarek (dromos). Najbolj tipična grobnica je bila zaprta z ogromnim kamnitim okvirjem in ploščo opremljeno z železno rinko, s katero jo je bilo možno premikati. Na notranjem zidu se je nahajala kamnita ali opečnata polica za obredne grobne pridatke. Vse pokojnike so pred pokopom kremirali, večje grobnice pa je družina uporabljala skozi več generacij.
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Neviodunum (current day Drnovo near Krško) was in Roman times a center of Romanized inhabitants of the Celtic Latobici tribe. Craft workshops and cemeteries were spread by the sides of main roads outside the city. The most famous are stone tombs with paintings - frescos, mostly from the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
Archaeological excavations along the laying out of the Krška vas - Smednik highway revealed 18 tombs, or sepulchral structures, arranged into three independent groups; corresponding to Roman custom, they were distributed along the road leading from Drnovo towards Gorjanci. Some of the graves were simple grave cists built of large marlaceous slabs. All other tombs were built of stone in their entirety and are thus justifiably classified with the term 'sepulchral structure'. These tombs were relatively solidly built and roughcast with a smoothed plaster. One of the tombs also revealed the preserved remains of a fresco with a vegetal motif. A barrel vault concluded the tombs. A mound covered the tombs, rendering them discernible from afar. The tombs were dug into the soil almost entirely; a shafted trench (dromos) served as the entryway into the structure. The most exemplary tomb was closed with an immense stone frame and a slab equipped with an iron ring to facilitate its moving. A stone or brick shelf for ceremonial grave offerings lined the interior wall. All the deceased were cremated prior to their burial; the larger tombs were used by a family for several generations.
