San Giovenale is the modern name of the location of an ancient
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settlement close to the modern village of
Blera
Blera is a small town and ''comune'' in the northern Lazio region of Italy. It was known during the Middle Ages as Bieda, an evolved form of its ancient name, which was restored in the twentieth century. It is the birthplace of Pope Sabinian; Pop ...
, Italy. It was excavated by the
Swedish Institute at Rome
The Swedish Institute in Rome ( sv, Svenska institutet i Rom, it, Istituto Svedese di studi classici a Roma) is a research institution that serves as the base for archaeological excavations and other scientific research in Italy. It also pursues ...
in the 1950s and 1960s with King
Gustaf VI Adolf
Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Ado ...
as one of the participating archaeologists.
The excavations at San Giovenale has been, together with the excavations of
Acquarossa, the main source of information about how small and medium-size Etruscan settlements were organized.
The finds from the excavations are now partly exhibited in the Etruscan Museum of the Rocca Albornoz in
Viterbo
Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo.
It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history. ...
.
The site
The main settlement consists of high plateau split in two parts, normally referred to as the Acropolis and the Borgo. The settlement is surrounded by a number of burial sites. The excavations of the settlement were divided into eight areas: Areas A-F on the Acropolis, the Borgo and the Bridge over the Pietrisco.
PublicationsPublications
The results of the excavations are published in the series Skrifter utgivna av Svenska Institutet i Rom-4˚ and in the Institute's journal, the Opuscula Romana (until 2007) and the Opuscula
(2008-).
References
External links
San Giovenale The Swedish Institute at Rome
Amministrazione provinciale di Viterbo
Etruscan sites
Former populated places in Italy
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