Perched on harsh tableland at 552 meters above sea level, above the valleys of the Era and Cecina rivers, known to the ancient Etruscans as Velathri, to the Romans as Volaterrae, Volterra has preserved the spatial organisation, structure, materials, and shapes typical of the Communal age almost in full, in a rich chronological stratification. In addition it is a testimony of the peculiar mining activities concerning metals and rare stones such as alabaster. For all of these it was included in 2006 in the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage List.
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