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Archaic Bucchero
Evidence from the site suggests that the Bucchero was a prominent ceramic class for the Etruscans during the Archaic Period. Fragments of this pottery style have been scattered throughout several parts of Poggio Civitate. During the Archaic Period, this pottery style mostly consisted of finely grained dark grey and black clay. However, some of the uniquely designed pieces were formed with more of an orange-brown color. The walls of the Archaic Bucchero were often thick and included motif or floral decorations along the exterior of the ceramic design.

At Poggio Civitate, most of the bucchero pottery dated to the Archaic Period was found on the outskirts of the Archaic Building, where OC3/Tripartite and OC2/Workshop were located during the Orientalizing Period. In Tesoro 46, fragments from a Bucchero-style rocchetto were recovered, with a black color that was most common during this period. A bucchero shard of the same color was uncovered in the exact area as the rocchetto, along the outside of the Archaic Building in Tesoro 46. The vessel fragment also contains a stamped flower design, illustrating the frequent decorations included on Archaic bucchero pottery. Additionally, portions of a bucchero rim were found on the side of the Archaic Building nearest to Civitate A, specifically Tesoro South Flank 0. These pieces differ from the previous findings as they contain a more grey color and what appear to be inscribed letter designs. These uncoverings portray how the design of the Archaic bucchero contained slight differences across the sections of Poggio Civitate, while the overarching bucchero style during this period can be seen in all of them.