▁is ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁h ik ing ▁destination . ▁ ▁Import ant ▁mountains ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Mount ain ▁ranges ▁of ▁Ch iba ▁Pref ect ure <0x0A> </s> ▁R ip ac and ida ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁and ▁comune ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Pot enza , ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Italian ▁region ▁of ▁Bas il ic ata . ▁It ▁is ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁com uni ▁of ▁At ella , ▁Bar ile , ▁Fil iano , ▁For enza , ▁G in estra , ▁R ion ero ▁in ▁V ulture . ▁ ▁Arch ae ology ▁The ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁ne c ropol is , ▁sevent h - fif th ▁century ▁BC ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁settlement ▁belongs ▁to ▁a ▁cultural ▁center ▁north ▁of ▁Luc ania . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁broad ▁stream ▁' Of anto ▁and ▁spread ▁on ▁top ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁terra ces ▁along ▁the ▁s lop es ▁of ▁the ▁hill . ▁In ▁the ▁center ▁is ▁impl anted ▁cer am ic ▁work sh ops ▁special ized ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁decor ated ▁v ases ▁sub ge omet rica , ▁or ▁complex ▁decor ative ▁mot ifs , ▁including ▁the ▁human ▁figure ▁appears . ▁ ▁A ▁notable ▁jug ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁female ▁bur ial ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁century ▁BC , ▁has ▁a ▁sphere ▁en clos ing ▁a ▁light ning ▁b olt ▁on ▁which ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁st yl ized ▁human ▁figure ▁in ▁m our ning , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁seven ▁stars , ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Arch ae ological ▁Museum ▁of ▁M elf