Aricetto was a smallfortified area used in medievalItalianvillages for storing agricultural products, livestock, and working tools. It was also sometimes used for protection of the residents in case of attack, particularly frommarauders and bands ofsoldiers andmercenaries from invadingarmies. A ricetto typically consisted of multiple buildings enclosed within a thick pentagonal perimeter, sometimes accompanied by a guard tower.
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