Dalla difesa al sostentamento: l’uso dell’acqua nel territorio di Veio. Il caso di Acquafredda

The Etruscan site of Acquafredda, situated in the southeastern territory of Veii, at the border with the land dominated by Rome, was excavated about forty years ago and has recently been the subject of new investigations. The paper aims at summarizing the history of studies dedicated to the site, integrating it with the results of new excavations, and critically discussing some recent hypotheses about the chronology and function of the settlement. In detail, the moats found and the water management structures and their possible functions in the general economy of the site, are analyzed.