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<< Our Photo Pages >> Terramara di Montale - Ancient Village or Settlement in Italy in Emilia-Romagna

Submitted by thecaptain on Saturday, 20 September 2008  Page Views: 15753

Multi-periodSite Name: Terramara di Montale
Country: Italy
NOTE: This site is 13.243 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Emilia-Romagna Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Modena  Nearest Village: Montale
Latitude: 44.576100N  Longitude: 10.908800E
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Terramara di Montale
Terramara di Montale submitted by thecaptain : The two reconstructed houses and the fortified entrance at the Terramara di Montale. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Terramara were villages in the Emilia region of the river Po plains in about the second millennium BC. The settlements were characterised by their surrounding fortifications of massive embankments and ditches with wooden palisades. They were often built on raised platforms in the marshy areas, with the aid of much piling.

The economy of these villages was agriculture, and ox drawn ploughs were in use. Corn, vegetables and vines were cultivated, while goats, sheep. pigs and cattle were farmed. Horses were used for transportation and war. High quality products were produced, ceramic vases, worked deer horn, wool and textiles, and highly sophisticated bronze weapons and tools.

The Terramara di Montale was "rediscovered" in the second half of the 19th century, and excavations and investigations have been ongoing since then. It can be found in the modern day village of Montale, a few kilometres to the south of Modena down the SS12 road. There is plenty of free parking, and the park is open to the public on Sundays and public holidays during the summer. Group bookings can be arranged at other times.

In a little park area outside the church, faint remains of the ancient ditch and embankment can be seen, and there is an enclosed area where excavations were carried out in the 1990s, and many of the finds are displayed in here. However, it has a glass front, and so something of what is inside can be seen at all times.

The other thing to be seen here is the open air museum and part of a reconstructed village, with its fortifications and a couple of houses. This is where displays of various aspects of Terramara life are to be found, along with various experimental archaeology displays. The museum put on many activities for children and school parties in here. Outside of the opening times, much of this reconstructed village can be seen from outside, over the top of the fence and through gaps in the gates !

More info can be found at www.parcomontale.it
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Terramara di Montale
Terramara di Montale submitted by thecaptain : The two reconstructed houses at the Terramara di Montale. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Terramara di Montale submitted by durhamnature : Map of the distribution of Terramare in the Po Valley, from "Lake Dwellings of Europe" via archive.org Site in Emilia-Romagna Italy (Vote or comment on this photo)

Terramara di Montale
Terramara di Montale submitted by thecaptain : The entrance to the reconstructed village of Terramara di Montale. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Terramara di Montale
Terramara di Montale submitted by thecaptain : In a little park area outside the church, faint remains of the ancient ditch and embankment can be seen, and there is an enclosed area where excavations were carried out in the 1990s, and many of the finds are displayed in here. However, it has a glass front, and so something of what is inside can be seen at all times. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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