Contrada Don Matteo Necropolis
The c / da Don Matteo consists of a large hilly complex, to the south of which, obtained in the lower part of a short stretch of rock, there are six arcosolium tombs. Among these, four are arranged in pairs of two and one has a double burial inside. A little more a
upstream, about twenty meters away, there are two other tombs identical to the previous ones and also built on a short ridge. All around, there are small remains of common pottery. The graves have been tampered with and reused as deposits for agricultural tools.
Roman Age Late Antiquity
Area of archaeological interest, art. 142 letter m) Legislative Decree 42/04
(Source text of survey form n.180 Landscape Plan of the Province of Agrigento - Archaeological Heritage)
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Archaeological Heritage Sheets Landscape Plan of Agrigento
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
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