Musarna
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Musarna is an Etruscan settlement located approximately 10 km west of Viterbo, Italy.[1] The site was discovered in 1849 and has been the site of excavations carried out by the École française de Rome since 1983.[2]
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  Musarna Shown within Lazio | |
| Location | Comune di Viterbo, Italy |
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| Region | Lazio |
| Coordinates | 42°24′43.9848″N 11°58′35.673″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Cultures | Etruscan |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1983-present |
| Archaeologists | Henri Broise; Vincent Jolivet |
| Condition | ruined |
| Public access | no |
During the Hellenistic period the settlement was surrounded by a fortification wall.[3]
The third century BC stone sarcophagus of Larth Thvetlie, son of Arnth, is housed in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.[4][5]
Sources
- Andreau, Jean, H. Broise, V. Jolivet et al. ed. 2002–present. Musarna. [series]. Rome: École française de Rome.;
- de Cazanove, O., V. Jolivet. 1984. "Musarna (Viterbe). La cité étrusque" MEFRA 96:530-4.