- Monte Poggiolo
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Monte Poggiolo is a hill near Forlì, Italy in the Emilia-Romagna area. At Monte Poggiolo is an ancient castle named Ca’ Belvedere (for Casa Belvedere).
Thousands of Paleolithic-era artifacts have also been recovered from the area and dated to around 850,000 years before the present, making them the oldest evidence of human habitation in Italy. [1].
References
- ^ Muttoni, G. et al., 2011. First dated human occupation of Italy at ~ 0.85 Ma during the late Early Pleistocene climate transition. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 307(3-4), pp.241-252.
External sources
- Ca' Belvedere di Monte Poggiolo (Castle Belvedere of Mount Poggiolo) – English[dead link]
- Castle pictures – Italian text
Coordinates: 44°12′06″N 11°57′00″E / 44.20167°N 11.95°E
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