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ArticleScientific reports2023

The largest prehistoric mound in Europe is the Bronze-Age Hill of Udine (Italy) and legend linked its origin to Attila the Hun.

A Fontana, G Vinci, L Ronchi, A Mocchiutti, G Muscio, P Visentini, M Bassetti, M D Novellino, F Badino, G Musina and 1 more

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A FontanaDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy. alessandro.fontana@unipd.it.
G VinciDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
L RonchiDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
A MocchiuttiGeomok Srl, Udine, Italy.
G MuscioMuseo Friulano di Storia Naturale, Comune di Udine, Udine, Italy.
P VisentiniMuseo Friulano di Storia Naturale, Comune di Udine, Udine, Italy.
M BassettiCora Società Archeologica Srl, Trento, Italy.
M D NovellinoDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
F BadinoDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
G MusinaSoprintendenza Archeologia belle arti e paesaggio del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Italy.
S BonomiSoprintendenza Archeologia belle arti e paesaggio del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Italy.

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Prehistoric monuments often constitute evident landmarks and sometimes, after falling into disuse, fascinated local people enough to stimulate speculations about their origin over time. According to legend, the Hill of Udine (NE Italy) was built by Attila the Hun's soldiers, but its origin (natural or anthropogenic) has been debated until now. Our research analyzed five new 40-m long stratigraphic cores, investigating for the first time the total thickness of the hill and compared the data with the available archaeological information. Moreover, we considered other hills and mounds in northern Italy and other European regions where folklore traditions relate their origin to Attila. The geoarchaeological and ethnographic data prove that the Hill of Udine is a Bronze Age anthropogenic mound erected between 1400 and 1150 BCE and that, later, folklore has transformed the ancestral memory of its origin into legend. By measuring 30 m in height and over 400,000 m

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