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]]>. 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. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:17:51 GMT 20404