Old Mountain (Are you joking?)
Town center of the VII - VI century. to. C. indigenous Hellenized. Inhabited center of medieval age (up to the first half of the XNUMXth century) (Source: Guidelines of the regional landscape plan)
The relief is a natural fortress, surrounded by high walls and few access points. The hill is dotted with archaeological evidence, not yet adequately investigated, suggesting a very long continuity of life, from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages. (Text source: Giovanni Mannino: Guide to the Prehistory of the Palermo Area – List of prehistoric sites in the province of Palermo – Sicilian Institute of Political and Economic Studies)
Bibliography and 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
History of Sicily – 1.3.1: Neolithic and the Birth of Agriculture in Sicily
History of Sicily – 1.3.2: Religiosity and Burials in the Neolithic Period
History of Sicily – 1.3.3: Art in the Neolithic
History of Sicily – 1.3.4: List of Neolithic Sites
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
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Informational contributions : Ignazio Caloggero Web
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