Prehistoric settlement and necropolis in Calcinara - S. Giovanni
Prehistoric settlement and necropolis.
Necropolis with oven tombs from the north Pantalica age; materials, referable to that period, are kept in the Syracuse Museum. The traces of the prehistoric settlement found on the plateau belong to the necropolis. Structures and fragments referable to a Roman-Imperial settlement; presence of cult grottoni on the rocky ridges.
Area of archaeological interest, art. 142 letter m) Legislative Decree 42/04. (Text source: survey form no.54 Landscape Plan of the Province of Syracuse - Archaeological Heritage)
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