Historical place profile

Poggio Buco

Poggio Buco was a pre-Roman site located in the valley of the Fiora River. Its archaeological remains include those of a circuit wall and a necropolis. The archaeological site is located ca. 9 km west of Pitigliano.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:413266
Catalogue ID
pleiades:413266
Place type
cemetery, city-wall, settlement
Coordinates
42.588520, 11.585604
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Poggio Buco was a pre-Roman site located in the valley of the Fiora River. Its archaeological remains include those of a circuit wall and a necropolis. The archaeological site is located ca. 9 km west of Pitigliano.

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 42 B3 Poggio Buco

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