Camars was an ancient

Etruscan __NOTOC__ Etruscan may refer to: Ancient civilization *The Etruscan language, an extinct language in ancient Italy *Something derived from or related to the Etruscan civilization **Etruscan architecture **Etruscan art **Etruscan cities ** Etrusca ...

city, situated in the village of Gonfienti in the

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municipality,

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, Italy. The city was discovered during the course of modern excavation for the creation of the

Interport. The ancient site is also spread across the modern municipalities of

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and

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; the Poggio Castiglioni hill is the site of the upper citadel of the ancient city.

Overview

Excavation revealed substantial evidence for daily life. The site is connected to the

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by means of the

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which leaves the site en route to

Adria Adria is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po River, Po. The remains of the Etruria, Etruscan city of Atria or Hatria are to be found below ...

. A substantial courtyard house has been compared to other examples of Etruscan house plans, for instance those of

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References

Cifani, G. 2008
''Architettura romana arcaica : edilizia e società tra monarchia e repubblica''. Rome. "L'Erma" di Bretschneider.
Martini, I. P. 2010
''Landscapes and Societies: Selected Cases''. Springer.

External links

* {{cite web , url=http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/107065917 , title=Places: 107065917 (Camars) , author=Becker, J. , accessdate=March 8, 2012, publisher=Pleiades
Prato Etruscan cities