Castellaccio rock necropolis
Purely indicative georeferencing. Redefine !!!
On the tablet 259 I NO with the heights 414 and 438 Castellaccio is erroneously reported which should indicate the ruins of the medieval village of Brucato which is instead moved to the East and at a lower altitude. In a rocky outcrop, just below the North peak (Q.400
approximately) there are 6 cave tombs, prehistoric, of uncertain dating, mentioned for the first time in Vincenzo Forgia's thesis. F ° 259 I NW, Monte San Calogero; UTM: UC91000125, Altitude: 400 m. (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 - 1.2. Paleolithic and Mesolithic:
History of Sicily - 1.2.1: Religious sentiments and burials in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic
History of Sicily - 1.2.2: Art in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic
History of Sicily - 1.2.3: Archaeological sites of the Sicilian Paleolithic and Mesolithic
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
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Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero Web
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