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Poggio Colla

Etruscan sanctuary and settlement in Tuscany

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Poggio Colla is an Etruscan archaeological site located near the town of Vicchio in Tuscany, Italy.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Early habitation

7th century BCE

Sanctuary destruction and abandonment

late 3rd century BCE

Stele dedication (Late Archaic)

c. 525–480 BCE

Initial modern excavations

1968–1972

Mugello Valley Archaeological Project campaigns

1995–2012

Olpe with victoriati found

2001

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Storage Structures

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Defensive Structures

Defensive Walls
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Cemeteries
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Country

Italy

Coordinates

43.92° N, 11.48° E