Recent results at Cetamura have indicated multiple phases of Etruscan settlement --Archaic, "Classical", and at least two phases in the Hellenistic period. There is a hiatus in occupation during the fifth century and much of the fourth century B.C.E. From the Hellenistic period comes extensive evidence of an Etruscan artisans' area, featuring a kiln and cisterns,adjoining a sanctuary with surviving monumental stone foundations, multiple altars and votive deposits.  Roman baths of the early Roman Empire have been unearthed, as well as a medieval castrum, or fortified village at the site in the twelfth century. Documents of the abbey of Badia a Coltibuono, upon the property of which the site is located, refer to the medieval settlement by the name of Civitamura.

In the year 2000, to celebrate more than 25 years of research at Cetamura, Florida State University, in collaboration with the office of the mayor and the Pro Loco Committee of Gaiole, held an exhibition of finds from the site. At the same time much of the principal evidence on Cetamura was presented in a catalog published in connection with the exhibition, entitled Cetamura Antica, Traditions of Chianti, edited by de Grummond (Italian translation by Alba Frascarelli, Cetamura Antica, Tradizioni del Chianti; both are available through this website).

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