Terramare

Refers to a Bronze Age period and culture that developed around 1500 BCE in Emilia in northern Italy and lasted until the Early Iron Age. The term is derived from "terra marna," meaning "rich land" in Emilian dialect and referring to the large amount of archaeological remains associated with the sites. It is characterized by distinctive ornamentation of weapons and pottery, cremation of the dead, and adaptations to a flat terrain that was prone to violent seasonal rains and flooding, including habitations built upon pilings and protected from floods by a vallum or wall.