Huts of Romulus area
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The Huts of Romulus area is an archaeological site on Rome’s Palatine Hill traditionally associated with the legendary dwelling place of Romulus, the city’s mythical founder.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalMethod | stratigraphic excavation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Romulus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
legendary founding of Rome ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Historic Centre of Rome and Properties of the Holy See (UNESCO site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
8th century BC
ⓘ
Early Iron Age ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Latial culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | pre-urban Rome ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Alfonso Bartoli
NERFINISHED
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Giacomo Boni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
Iron Age huts
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oval hut foundations ⓘ post-holes ⓘ wattle-and-daub structures ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Historic Centre of Rome) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretationStatus | traditionally identified with Romulus’ hut but historically uncertain ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| linkedMythologicallyTo | foundation of Rome in 753 BC ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ Palatine Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parco archeologico del Colosseo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialEvidence |
domestic pottery
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hearth remains ⓘ post-holes cut into bedrock ⓘ traces of wooden superstructures ⓘ |
| nearestMajorMonument |
Domus Augustana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palatine Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Palatine Hill archaeological area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationState | foundations and negative features only ⓘ |
| relatedSite | Casa Romuli on the Capitoline Hill (literary tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopics |
early Roman urbanization
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relationship between myth and archaeology ⓘ transition from hut village to city ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early settlement on the Palatine
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material counterpart to Roman foundation legends ⓘ |
| topographicalContext | overlooking the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| topographicalPosition | western summit of the Palatine Hill ⓘ |
| traditionallyIdentifiedAs | dwelling place of Romulus ⓘ |
| visitorInfrastructure |
interpretive signage
ⓘ
protective shelter ⓘ |
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