Caracausi archaeological area
Worship area.
Presence of a sanctuary connected to the cult of Demeter or of the chthonic divinities; discovery of a treasure trove of silver coins from the Greek era; large caves dug into the rock for cultic use in some of which votive niches, thysiai, cisterns, wells have been built, one of which has returned a large amount of clay material ranging from the Greek-Archaic to the Byzantine age
Site subject to archaeological restrictions. FROM // 2000/01/04 // n.5029
(Text source: survey form no.503 Landscape Plan of the Province of Syracuse - Archaeological Heritage)
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