Excavations on the site of Rome reveal hut villages/human

occupation from c1000BC on

Model of Palatine hut village based on foundations found from c1000-900BC

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/lat311moore/LAT311images1.htm

Model of Palatine hut showing construction techniques

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/romanciv/romancivimages02/daytwocaptions.html

Pottery and hut-urns from 10th century settlement on Palatine

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/lat311moore/LAT311images1.htm

Skeleton of woman dating to approx. 1000BC, found in mid 2006 – buried with bronze and amber jewellery

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/lat311moore/LAT311images1.htm

Evidence can be found of substantial palace on Palatine Hill

mid 8th century BC

The trad. date for founding of Rome by Romulus = 753BC, however it appears Rome was not truly a city until late 7th cent. BC. The Cloaca Maxima (the Great Sewer) was built

at this time – is still in use today!!!

At first separate

villages on hills (esp. Palatine,

Quirinal) then join together c. 625BC

Archaeological evidence suggests clearing of old huts, foundation of city late 7th/early 6th

cent BC – a pebbled forum and carefully laid out sewers have been discovered

Etruscan style tombs, Etruscan bucchero pottery and Greek vases are also found in Rome at this time suggesting trade with the north – or

Etruscan domination of Rome?

Writing appears c600BC – Archaic Latin but written in Etruscan alphabet,

developed from the Greeks