Monte Porcara
Monte Porcara (388 m), in the municipal territory of Bagheria in Sicily, is home to an archaeological site dating back to between the 7th and 3rd century BC. According to a recent hypothesis (Vittorio Giustolisi, Cronia – Paropo – Solunto , Palermo 1972) the ruins on Monte Porcara should be identified with the indigenous city of Paropo. Near the summit of the mountain, scant remains of the city walls and the necropolis are found, consisting of coffered tombs made of calcarenite slabs and monolithic sarcophagi of the same material, still clearly distinguishable in 1968. At the same time, during the second half of the 20th century, silver rings were found at the site – one of which was engraved with the symbol of the goddess Tanit – and polychrome glass paste artefacts of Punic manufacture, including alabaster , amphoriskoi , oinochoai and bearded heads, enamelled pastiglia amulets, a small amber head, a clay disk with Helios in relief, clay dice and lava stone pestles. Abundant fragments of Attic pottery from the 5th century BC have also recently been discovered. The materials found at the Monte Porcara settlement are preserved at the Regional Archaeological Museum of Palermo. (Text source: Wikipedia)
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