Archaeological site of Cugni - Morghella
A1 Ancient Bronze Necropolis and Roman settlement
From the Prehistoric Age to the Roman Age
Finds from the Bronze Age possibly relating to the presence of a village. Necropolis with numerous tombs of the Castelluccian type, approximately 25, well preserved. Evident traces of carriageways 1,60 m wide with crossings in several directions: small quarry for the extraction of large blocks of probable Greek age. Furnace. Near the reservoir, traces of the tax of an oil mill. Wall structures relevant to foundations of houses from the Roman period. The large quantity of ceramic fragments from the prehistoric, Greek and Roman imperial ages testify to a continuity of frequentation in the site for a long period of time. From the Guzzardi inspection on 13/02/90: two groups of tombs, one of 21 with traces of carriages, the other of 7
Area of archaeological interest, art. 142 letter m) Legislative Decree 42/04
bibliography:
P. Orsi, Notizie degli Scavi 1898, p.36 P. Orsi, BPI 1907-08, p.8 L. Guzzardi, B. Basile, The Capo Pachino in antiquity, extracted from “Magna Grecia and the sea. Maritime history studies. Taranto 1996, pp. 197-198
(Source text of survey form n.467 Landscape Plan of the Province of Syracuse - Archaeological Heritage)
Archaeological Heritage Sheets Landscape Plan of Syracuse
Neolithic (Lake Morghella 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
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