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Archaic Period Building Sima
There have been over 206 fragments of both lateral and raking sima found in the debris of the Archaic Building and both sima types prove to be scattered throughout the site. Poggio Civitate's Archaic Building sima was made from terracotta pressed into molds. It was adorned with detailed faces or animals in the Archaic style. Many of the lateral sima's was depicted gorgon's as well as molds of water spouts and human heads. On the contrary, the raking sima was decorated with animals. These also edged the gables. There were many different representations throughout the site, some of which might be mythological, which are said to be used to protect the buildings from evil. The simas were attached to the wooden roof beams of the Archaic Building to ensure their security and they were placed around the structure with the decorative details facing downward so all entering the building could see. Lateral sima was the most common type from the Archaic Period at the Poggio Civitate site due to the fact that the Archaic building had more lateral areas than area on roof gables to which sima was attached.