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Acquarossa, Italy
42.4833° N, 12.1333° E
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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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Abandonment or destruction
6th century BCE
Excavations by Swedish Institute at Rome
1960s–1970s
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