Costa Murata Archaeological Area
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Costa Murata Archaeological Area

The ruins of other domus ad atrio, in a location with a superb view, can be found in the Costa Murata Archaeological Area, that can be reached from Via Case di Siena opposite the Costia dei Lippi area. In the Etruscan era, the Acropolis Minore stood atop this hillock, as seen by the discovery of a votive deposit filled with wonderful Greek ceramics with red and black figures from the 6th-5th century BC  (housed in the museum). The recovery of architectural terracotta (slabs and antefixa with Minerva’s, Hercules’, Silano’s and Maenad's heads) that covered the supporting beams and decorated the end roof tiles, tell the story of a great temple that can no longer be read today. In the 1st century BC, the Etruscan-Roman city changed look and this hillock lost its sacred vocation, instead becoming a residential district with amazing views.