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Poggio Civitate
43.1556° N, 11.3994° E
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Poggio Civitate is a hill in the commune of Murlo, Siena, Italy and the location of an ancient settlement of the Etruscan civilization. It was discovered in 1920, and excavations began in 1966 and have uncovered substantial traces of activity in the Orientalizing and Archaic periods as well as some material from both earlier and later periods.
Historical Timeline
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EPOC4 abandonment
second quarter of the 7th century BCE
OC complexes built
second quarter of the 7th century BCE
Destruction by fire
between 590 and 580 BCE
Iron Age activity
mid-8th to early 7th centuries BCE
EPOC4 construction
end of 8th–beginning of 7th century BCE
Intermediate Orientalizing phase
c. 630–580 BCE
Discovery
1920
Excavations begin
1966
Key excavations of Orientalizing complexes
1970, 1980, 1996–1999
Archaeological Features
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Industrial and Craft Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
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