Funny Cave
More commonly known as "Villafrati Caves". The cavity is located halfway up the Pizzo Chiarastella (608 m) on which there is an indigenous and a Norman center, at the foot of which the warm waters flow which have already been frequented by Muslims for several years. The cave is spread over two superimposed levels with their own entrances, intercommunicating through a small hole that is barely accessible in the final part. Andrian distinguishes them in Buffa 1a and Buffa 2a. These are two rock necropolises excavated for the first time by Prince Mirto in 1863 and subsequently by von Andrian in 1878 who emptied the rooms, certainly not with great care, so much so that the cave still contains small traces of the ancient filling. As far as we know from Bovio Marconi, the finds kept by Prince Mirto were donated to the National Museum of Palermo. Some skulls ended up in the Geological Museum of Palermo. Federic Andrian brought with him the artifacts he found. It does not appear that he has De Gregorio in his collection. These are finds that are placed in the second half of the Eneolithic. F ° 259 IV NO, Ventimiglia di Sicilia; UTM: UB66849884, Altitude: m
550, Length 12 m.
Text source: Giovanni Mannino: Guide to the Prehistory of Palermo - List of prehistoric sites in the province of Palermo - Sicilian Institute for Political and Economic Studies)
Bibliography and further in-depth documents:
100) FIRST SICILY - AT THE ORIGINS OF SICILIAN SOCIETY - volume first edited by Sebastiano Tusa Palermo 1997.
Ignazio Caloggero: Sicily between History, Myths and Legends. Vol. 1: From Prehistory to the Phoenicians. First edition 2018 - Revised and updated edition of 2022
Ignazio Caloggero:
History of Sicily - 1.4.1: The development of metallurgy
History of Sicily - 1.4.2: Social and cultural development
History of Sicily - 1.4.3: Burials during the Metal Age
History of Sicily - 1.4.4: Religious sentiments during the metal age
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Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero Web
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