Archaeological site of C.da Fontanazza
On a large flat area there is a high density presence of materials from the Roman and Byzantine periods. The site has been partially investigated with archaeological excavations that have brought to light wall structures relating to a farm from the Aragonese period and a necropolis from the Byzantine period with
box tombs
Roman age, Byzantine age Medieval age
Area of archaeological interest, art. 248 lett. m) Legislative Decree 42/04
(Source text of survey form n.249 Landscape Plan of the Province of Agrigento - Archaeological Heritage)
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Archaeological Heritage Sheets Landscape Plan of Agrigento
Traces of the Neolithic (100.630)
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 - 1.3.1: Neolithic and the birth of agriculture in Sicily
History of Sicily - 1.3.2: Religiosity and Burials in the Neolithic Period
History of Sicily - 1.3.3: Art in the Neolithic
History of Sicily - 1.3.4: Neolithic Sites List
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily
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