The Wooden Roof Framing Elements, Furniture and Furnishing of the Etruscan Domus of the Dolia of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany, Italy)

The Etruscan Domus of the Dolia remained hidden until 2009, when archaeological excavations began in Etruscan–Roman district Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany). Based on classification materials recovered, destruction and city was traced back to 1st century BC. highly various precious recovered inside revealed richness building its inhabitants. With this study, we present anthracological analyses from Dolia. Wood charcoals were different house rooms, which had functions based evidence. tree species employed for construction roof deciduous semi-deciduous oak wood (Quercus sect. robur, Quercus cerris) silver fir (Abies cf. alba). Evergreen suber), boxwood (Buxus sempervirens), beech (Fagus sylvatica), maple (Acer sp.) cherry (Prunus avium) adopted furniture furnishings house. Moreover, charcoal fragments fruit trees belonging family Rosaceae identified, documenting a possible garden court study shows use local primarily. likely sourced nearby (roughly 60 km) Mount Amiata.