- 8 th ▁century ▁b c ▁a ▁se wer age ▁system ▁was ▁built ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁p aved ▁square ▁and ▁streets . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁sixth ▁century ▁B CE , ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁destroyed ▁and ▁subsequently ▁restored ▁by ▁Car th age ▁before ▁being ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans . ▁They ▁were ▁eventually ▁completely ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁The ▁nur ag he ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁were ▁strateg ically ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁other ▁Nur ag hes , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁poly lob ate ▁nur ag he ▁found ▁beneath ▁the ▁fif teenth - century ▁Pal azzo ▁Z ap ata ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Bar um ini . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁exc av ations ▁ ▁The ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁was ▁fully ▁exc av ated ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Giovanni ▁L ill iu , ▁a ▁local ▁expert . ▁The ▁exc av ations ▁allowed ▁arch ae olog ists ▁to ▁re trace ▁the ▁different ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁to wers ▁and ▁surrounding ▁village , ▁confirm ing ▁that ▁the ▁entire ▁complex ▁was ▁a ▁v ibr ant , ▁vital ▁centre ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁century ▁B CE , ▁during ▁the ▁Roman ▁period . ▁ ▁Ex c av ations ▁brought ▁to ▁light ▁important ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁tools , ▁weapons , ▁pot tery , ▁and ▁orn aments . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁another ▁important ▁nur ag ic ▁site ▁at ▁nearby ▁Casa ▁Z ap ata , ▁the ▁important ▁finds ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁site