Tecniche edilizie nel complesso etrusco-padano di San Cassiano di Crespino (RO)

This paper focuses on the construction techniques in the Etruscan site of San Cassiano di Crespino (end of the 6th – beginning of the 4th Century BC). In this settlement, located in the territory of Adria, the buildings are designed into a coherent urbanistic project and present different building solutions. Three structures had stone foundations, with wattle and daub or pisé walls and tiled roofs laid over them. Inside walls were also made of perishable materials. Small service buildings were found in the site, entirely made of wood and clay, with wattle and daub walls but also with a peculiar terra-cotta tile for some structural parts. All the different building solutions show a considerable know-how and expertise of carpentry. For different aspects, San Cassiano can be compared to contemporary Etruscan sites near the northern boundary, represented by the Po River (where the settlement of Forcello di Bagnolo San Vito lays) and the Po Delta (where Adria, Spina and San Basilio are located). At the same time, the presence of stone foundations and tiled roofs shows close similarities with examples from Tyrrhenian Etruria, and especially from Padanian Etruria.