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Acquarossa, Italy

Etruscan settlement near Viterbo, 6th century BCE

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Acquarossa or Fosso Acqua Rossa is the modern name of the location of an ancient Etruscan settlement abandoned or destroyed in the second half of the sixth century BC. Located near Viterbo, in Etruria, was excavated by the Swedish Institute at Rome in the 1960s and 1970s. An elite complex similar to the Regia in Rome was excavated at the site.

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6th century BCE

Excavations by Swedish Institute at Rome

1960s–1970s

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42.48° N, 12.13° E