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 stronghold, bordered by high walls and few entrances. The hill is scattered with archaeological remains, not yet adequately investigated, which suggest a very long continuity of life, from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages. (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 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: Neolithic Sites List
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
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Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero Web
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