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In the Montescuro district, about 2 km from Filaga, a hamlet of Prizzi, the Bovio Marconi reports that by digging out sand, in 1940, a "cave" tomb was found. The cell contained three depositions and a set dating back to the Middle Eneolithic: a globular olletta and a glass decorated with engravings, a bowl, two boar defenses with a hole for suspension. F ° 259 III SW, Filaga; UTM: UB6673.

(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

History of Sicily - 1.4.5: Art during the metal age

History of Sicily - 1.4.6: List of sites of the Eneolithic period

History of Sicily - 1.4.7: List of Bronze Age sites

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