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Vetulonia

Vetulonia

Vetulonia is a fraction of the town of Castiglione della Pescaia situated on a hill west of Buriano on the southern side of Poggio Ballone. The village should be of Etruscan origins. In the village there are the famous walls dell'Arce cyclopean those that were built probably in the sixth and fifth centuries BC, which are evidence of a major urban centre. Indeed many were found copper coins that demonstrate the autonomy and economic hegemony. In the area of the territory were discovered numerous archaeological remains Etruscan including those of a necropolis and tombs along the Via Tomb. The country retains many original ruins of Etruscan walls while recently opened a museum that preserves many findings also Villanoviano period and age of Roman, while others are still held at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence.
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