Motta Buffetto Mound 2 by sandra46
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Description
The Motta Buffetto Mound or Tasca road's motta (an unpaved country road) is situated at Gardigiano di Scorze, a village in the province of Venice, along Giuseppe Rossini road, the main provincial road. It is almost completely preserved, and it appears to be a 8-metres high mound covered by vegetation. In the Austrian land register of 1841, when Veneto was still under the Austrian Empire, the site is mentioned as 'alla Montagnola', that is 'at the Hillock'. Very close to it there is the 16th-century manor house named Villa Tasca (from the lord's name).The Motta/mound, which appears to be a burial mound at first sight, maybe was used as an ice house by the lords of Villa Tasca. Since it has never been excavated, we don't know yet whether there is a body inside or the mound was ruined by the Tasca lords. What is good however, is that this mound is one of the few surviving burial mounds saved from agricultural ravages, possibly saved by the Tasca lords to make their ice house. Here you can see the mound from the front, along Tasca road.
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Comments (40)
Faemike55
Very cool capture and interesting history Thanks for sharing
eekdog
love that info and always a superb photos Sandra.
brycek
Wonderful capture and information!!
Jean_C
Very nice shot and interesting infos!
wysiwig
Fascinating as always. Has anyone tried scanning the mound with an x-ray or other imaging device?
Cyve
Beautiful capture and TY for interessing infos
jayfar
A lovely peaceful image Sandra.
johndoop
Beautiful picture Well done!!!!
claude19
a beautiful description of the site, accompanied by a great photo! we learn great things with your work ... especially to discover Tuscany!
bebert
belle "image"
virginiese
excellent capture of this mound
durleybeachbum
So interesting!
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
0rest4wicked
Well seen!
magnus073
Sandra, this is a wonderful photo and a marvelous presentation as always. I very much enjoyed reading the rich history behind this mound.
jocko500
wonderful site this is. lot of history
Richardphotos
very interesting information and capture.looks like the large tree is the purveyor of the mound now
whaleman
I wonder if they will ever excavate it.
1358
move the roads around the topography... leave the ancient features where they lay! very cool shot!
mgtcs
Wonderful image my friend, spectacular work!
renecyberdoc
lots of history in this spot.
Hendesse
Beautiful colors and light. A great shot and thanks for the informations.
JuliSonne
many nuances of green ... a feast for the eyes!
danapommet
This mound has been so over grown with vegetation that maybe nobody had noticed it all these years and it has not been broken into. Fantastic information also!
alanwilliams
a beautiful slice of Italian countryside given your usual great treatment
UteBigSmile
It's a pretty capture!
Leije
Nice shot of this intact tumulus !
dakotabluemoon
Nice area to take a walk and to view.
anmes
Really interesting...I think you gave us a brochure on these investigations when we met up...I must go and search it ouy.
erlandpil
Wonderful capture erland