{"id":106,"date":"2024-03-29T10:47:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T09:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museoparcoarcheologicocecina.visitcecina.com\/sale-v-iv-5-6\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T16:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T14:08:53","slug":"halls-v-vi-5-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museoparcoarcheologicocecina.visitcecina.com\/en\/halls-v-vi-5-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Halls V \u2013 VI | 5 \u2013 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inside the little case on the right you can see finds from the Etruscan settlement of Casalvecchio.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The settlement of Casalvecchio, located in a small hill to the east of the current center of Casale, had considerable success.
\nThe wealth of the community that settled here was determined by the position of the site itself, from which it is possible to dominate a large stretch of the Cecina River valley until the town of Volterra, and the coastal strip that extends south of the river mouth.<\/p>\n

On the terrace below the highest part of the relief \u2013 the so-called \u201cAcropolis\u201d \u2013 there was a village of huts, dating back to the end of the 8th century. B.C.; around the middle of the 7th century. B.C. a building with stone foundations was built, inhabited by the family that dominated the settlement and the surrounding territory.<\/p>\n

A few decades later the structure was enlarged and equipped with a tiled roof, decorated with painted terracotta slabs and ante-fixes with a Gorgon head. In altri casi sono presenti doni funerari provenienti da tombe a camera utilizzate tra il VII e l\u2019inizio del VI secolo a.C.. Vasi di metallo, armi, bucchero e ceramica importati dalla Grecia testimoniano l\u2019esistenza di una classe sociale aristocratica che viveva nella valle del fiume Cecina.<\/p>\n

In next cases there are funeral gifts from chamber tombs used between 7th and early 6th century b.C.. Metal vases, weapons, bucchero and pottery imported from Greece testify the existence of an aristocratic social class living in the valley of Cecina River.<\/p>\n\n\t\t