Vitozza is an ancient settlement located near the village of San Quirico. Its rock-cut habitations were in use by the Etruscans and Romans and again during the medieval period, continuing up to the eighteenth century. Over 200 caves (columbaria) have been cut in the local tufo bedrock.
Vitozza
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Wikipedia (Italian) Parco archeologico Città del Tufo
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Vitozza
Vitozza is an ancient settlement located near the village of San Quirico. Its rock-cut habitations were in use by the Etruscans and Romans and again during the medieval period, continuing up to the eighteenth century. Over 200 caves (columbaria) have been cut in the local tufo bedrock.
Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300)
The Roman period (i.e., the early Roman Empire) in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 30 before the birth of Christ and to end in the year 300 after the birth of Christ. [[-30, 300]]
Classical (Greco-Roman; 550 BC-330 BC)
The Classical period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 550 and end in the year 330 before the birth of Christ. [[-550, -330]]
Mediaeval/Byzantine (AD 641-AD 1453)
The Mediaeval period in the West, or the period from the end of Late Antiquity (640) to the fall of Constantinople in the East (1453). [[640, 1453]]
settlement
Equivalent to "inhabited place" as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: General term for places or areas occupied, modified, or planned to be inhabited by communities of human populations and that contain enough societal functions to be relatively self-sufficient. They are characterized by inhabitants living in neighboring sets of living quarters and by the place having a proper name or a locally recognized status.
OSM Node 2554302055
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OpenStreetMap (Node 2554302055, version 1, osm:changeset=19145785, 2013-11-27T15:02:03Z)
Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640)
The Late Antique period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 300 and to end in the year 640 after the birth of Christ. [[300, 640]]
Archaic (Greco-Roman; 750-550 BCE/BC)
The Archaic period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is seen to begin in the year 750 and end in the year 550 before the birth of Christ. [[-750, -550]]
Modern (AD 1700-Present)
Our present, modern era. [[1700, 2100]]
Hellenistic Greek, Roman Republic (330 BC-30 BC)
The Hellenistic period in Greek history and the middle-to-late Republican period in Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 330 and end in the year 30 before the birth of Christ. [[-330, -30]]
OSM location of Insediamento rupestre di Vitozza - Sorano (S.Quirico)
Representative location based on OpenStreetMap