Historical place profile
Valvisciolo
An Iron Age settlement and necropolis located in the Monti Lepini near the abbey of Valvisciolo, characterized by polygonal masonry terrace walls. While the ancient name of the site is unknown, various proposals have been raised, including Sulmo (Savignoni, Mengarelli) and Pometia (Ogilvie). The settlement corresponds to the Latial II B phase and occupation ends ca. the late sixth century B.C.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:423114
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:423114
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 41.565799, 12.986299
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
An Iron Age settlement and necropolis located in the Monti Lepini near the abbey of Valvisciolo, characterized by polygonal masonry terrace walls. While the ancient name of the site is unknown, various proposals have been raised, including Sulmo (Savignoni, Mengarelli) and Pometia (Ogilvie). The settlement corresponds to the Latial II B phase and occupation ends ca. the late sixth century B.C.
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 Valvisciolo
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