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Submitted by bat400 on Monday, 16 April 2012  Page Views: 5270

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Mount Cimino Votive Site
Country: Italy
NOTE: This site is 7.926 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Lazio/Roma Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Viterbo  Nearest Village: Soriano nel Cimino
Latitude: 42.410000N  Longitude: 12.200000E
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
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2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Ancient Temple in Lazio/Roma.
Proposed sacred site where Etruscans worshiped gods and burned sacred objects in their honor 3,000 years ago. Archaeologists led by have carried out excavations on the 3,200-foot summit for the past three years.

A number of materials were linked to cult fires and "clear evidence of votive offerings," Professor Andrea Cardarelli (La Sapienza University, Rome) said.



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Bronze Age holy site studied in Italy by bat400 on Monday, 16 April 2012
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Italian archaeologists say they've discovered a sacred site where Etruscans worshiped gods and burned sacred objects in their honor 3,000 years ago.

The site was found at Mount Cimino near Viterbo, 50 miles north of Rome, ANSA news agency reported Tuesday.

Archaeologists led by Professor Andrea Cardarelli of La Sapienza University in Rome have carried out excavations on the 3,200-foot summit for the past three years.

A number of materials were linked to cult fires and "clear evidence of votive offerings," Cardarelli said.

"Religious activities 1,000 years B.C. were carried out through fire," he said. "Offerings were burnt for the gods -- sacred objects, food or animals."

The discovery is said to be one of the most important in the early history of Lazio, the region surrounding Rome, with archaeological remnants dating back to 1000 B.C. and the Bronze Age.

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