Necropolis in Contrada Mintina
On a hill on the western slopes of the rocky ridge of c.da Mintina, there are numerous fragments of common pottery, fragments of tiles and handles. On the south-south-east slope found about seven cave tombs with rectangular, semicircular and circular opening. Among these are numerous small naturally formed cavities. Along the latter side and the western one, ceramic fragments not worked on the lathe were found, with brown bands on a reddish background from the probable Castelluccian age. The north side is quite steep and with terracing, scarce and sporadic fragments of common pottery. . Ancient Bronze / Hellenistic Greek Age - XNUMXnd-XNUMXth century BC / IV-III century. B.C
Area of archaeological interest, art. 142 letter m) Legislative Decree 42/04 (Source text of survey form n. 355 Landscape Plan of the Province of Agrigento - Archaeological Heritage)
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