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Populonia
42.9894° N, 10.4914° E
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Populonia or Populonia Alta (Etruscan: Pupluna, Pufluna or Fufluna, all pronounced Fufluna; Latin: Populonium, Populonia, or Populonii) today is a frazione of the comune of Piombino (Tuscany, central Italy). As of 2009 its population was 17. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Populonia is especially noteworthy for its Etruscan remains, including one of the main necropolis in Italy, discovered by Isidoro Falchi.
Historical Timeline
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Attic votive pottery
5th century BCE
Supplied Rome with iron
205 BC
Temple devastation (possible attack by Dionysius I)
384 BC
Joined the Etruscan League
c. 600 BC
Villanovan cemeteries established
c. 900 BC
Proto-Villanovan presence (Bronze Age)
c. 1200 BC
Late Bronze Age village reported in excavation
1200–1100 BC
Fortress constructed by Appiani lords
15th century
Lagoon drained and landscape change
1832
Villanovan tombs explored
1908
Industrial reworking of slag by company
1929–1969
Modern excavations at Villa le Logge
2003–2005
Population figure recorded
2009
Poggio del Molino excavation seasons
2009–2010
Archaeological Features
Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site
Defensive Structures
Water Management Features
Burial and Funerary Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Transportation and Communication Structures
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