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Murlo is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the Province of Siena
Province of Siena

The Province of Siena is a Provinces of Italy in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.It has an area of 3,821 km? , and a total population of 252,288 ....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Tuscany
Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy....
, located about 70 km south of Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 and about 20 km south of Siena
Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,116 and an area of 115.0 kmē.

The municipality of Murlo contains the frazioni
Frazione

A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere....
 (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Casciano, Vescovado, Bagnaia, Befa, Casanova, Fontazzi, Lupompesi, Miniera di Murlo, Montepescini, Poggiobrucoli, and Poggiolodoli.

Murlo borders the following municipalities: Buonconvento
Buonconvento

Buonconvento is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italy region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi....
, Civitella Paganico
Civitella Paganico

Civitella Paganico is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italy region Tuscany, located about 90 km south of Florence and about 30 km northeast of Grosseto....
, Montalcino
Montalcino

Montalcino is a hilltown and comune in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous for its Brunello di Montalcino wine.The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia....
, Monteroni d'Arbia
Monteroni d'Arbia

Monteroni d'Arbia is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italy region Tuscany, located about 60 km south of Florence and about 13 km southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi....
, Monticiano
Monticiano

Monticiano is a town on the right bank of the Val di Merse, Tuscany, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Siena. It has 1,412 inhabitants as of December 31, 2004....
, Sovicille
Sovicille

Sovicille is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italy region Tuscany, located about 60 km south of Florence and about 10 km southwest of Siena....
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The hill of Poggio Civitate was an ancient settlement which is currently the site of archaeological investigations.








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Murlo is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the Province of Siena
Province of Siena

The Province of Siena is a Provinces of Italy in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.It has an area of 3,821 km? , and a total population of 252,288 ....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Tuscany
Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy....
, located about 70 km south of Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 and about 20 km south of Siena
Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,116 and an area of 115.0 kmē.

The municipality of Murlo contains the frazioni
Frazione

A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere....
 (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Casciano, Vescovado, Bagnaia, Befa, Casanova, Fontazzi, Lupompesi, Miniera di Murlo, Montepescini, Poggiobrucoli, and Poggiolodoli.

Murlo borders the following municipalities: Buonconvento
Buonconvento

Buonconvento is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italy region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi....
, Civitella Paganico
Civitella Paganico

Civitella Paganico is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italy region Tuscany, located about 90 km south of Florence and about 30 km northeast of Grosseto....
, Montalcino
Montalcino

Montalcino is a hilltown and comune in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous for its Brunello di Montalcino wine.The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia....
, Monteroni d'Arbia
Monteroni d'Arbia

Monteroni d'Arbia is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italy region Tuscany, located about 60 km south of Florence and about 13 km southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi....
, Monticiano
Monticiano

Monticiano is a town on the right bank of the Val di Merse, Tuscany, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Siena. It has 1,412 inhabitants as of December 31, 2004....
, Sovicille
Sovicille

Sovicille is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italy region Tuscany, located about 60 km south of Florence and about 10 km southwest of Siena....
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The hill of Poggio Civitate was an ancient settlement which is currently the site of archaeological investigations.

Recent analysis showed that DNA of individuals from Murlo were more closely related those from near Eastern people than those of the other Italian samples, giving credit to Herodotus
Herodotus

Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greeks historian who lived in the 5th century BC and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture....
 Lydian origin of the Etruscans
Etruscan civilization

Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy and Corsica whom the ancient Romans called Etrusci or Tusci....


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