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Pyramid of Bomarzo

PyramidEuropeItalyc. 700 BCEEtruscan or pre-Etruscan

Stepped pyramid altar carved from a single tuff outcrop in the woods of central Italy, near Viterbo. Discovered in 1991. Officially Etruscan (~7th century BCE), though no other Etruscan structure matches its form. Channels, basins, and steps cut with surprising precision.

42.4750°, 12.2486°

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