- century ▁Portuguese ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁A test e ▁( mod ern ▁Este , ▁Italy ) ▁was ▁an ▁ancient ▁town ▁of ▁Ven et ia , ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Eug ane an ▁hills , ▁ 4 3 ▁feet ▁above ▁sea - level ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁miles ▁south west ▁of ▁Pat av ium ▁( mod ern ▁Pad ua ). ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁occupied ▁in ▁very ▁early ▁times , ▁as ▁arch ae ology ▁begun ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁showed . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Lar ge ▁c em eter ies ▁have ▁been ▁exc av ated , ▁which ▁show ▁three ▁different ▁periods ▁from ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁B CE ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁dom ination : ▁ ▁I . ▁Ital ic ▁cre m ation ▁bur ial s ▁closely ▁approxim ating ▁to ▁the ▁Vill an ova ▁type ; ▁ ▁II . ▁ ▁Ven etic ▁period , ▁when ▁tomb s ▁are ▁constructed ▁of ▁blocks ▁of ▁stone , ▁and ▁sit ula e ▁( br on ze ▁bu ckets ), ▁sometimes ▁elabor ately ▁decor ated , ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁fun er ary ▁ur ns ; ▁ ▁III . ▁Gall ic ▁period ▁( begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁B CE ), ▁when ▁tomb s ▁are ▁much ▁poor er , ▁o ss u aries ▁being ▁of ▁badly ▁b aked ▁rough ▁cl ay , ▁with ▁traces ▁of ▁Gall ic ▁influence ▁characteristic ▁of ▁La ▁T ène ▁culture ; ▁cre m ation ▁also ▁continues . ▁ ▁The ▁many ▁important ▁objects ▁found ▁in