What Is Tufa, and What Effect Did It Have on the Construction

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What is tufa, and what effect did it have on the construction of Etruscan tombs?

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Definitions:

Base Level

The lowest point to which erosion by running water can lower the landscape, ultimately the sea level or lake level where rivers end.

Base Level

The lowest point to which a river can erode its channel, often sea level for rivers that flow directly into the oceans, but can be a lake or resistant rock layer for other rivers.

Mouth

The part of a river where it flows into another body of water, such as a lake, sea, or ocean.

Tectonics

The study of the structure and movement of the Earth's crust and its large-scale processes such as earthquakes, mountain building, and plate movements.