Historical place profile
Colle Gentile
Colle Gentile is a naturally defensible hill with good visibility located in the environs of Norba. While the site has not been scientifically excavated, it has been surveyed. The Groningen Institute of Archaeology identified traces of polygonal masonry fortification walls as well as surface ceramics that indicate settlement activity associated with Archaic and Republican phases. Imperial period activity is absent.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:422899
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:422899
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 41.575411, 12.978221
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Colle Gentile is a naturally defensible hill with good visibility located in the environs of Norba. While the site has not been scientifically excavated, it has been surveyed. The Groningen Institute of Archaeology identified traces of polygonal masonry fortification walls as well as surface ceramics that indicate settlement activity associated with Archaic and Republican phases. Imperial period activity is absent.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 43 D3 Colle Gentile
Source and reuse
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Research path
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