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Jennifer Nalewicki

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Ancient fortifications revealed underneath bronze age village on italian island - You Need To See This

An aerial view of an ancient village.

Researchers have discovered a hidden fortification system buried beneath a Bronze Age village in Italy.

Known as Villaggio dei Faraglioni, the settlement is located on Ustica, a small island north of Sicily. It has an "orderly urban plan" consisting of huts and narrow roadways built on the island's northern edge, according to a translated statement from Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).

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