Archaeological site of Granatello
Rock settlement. (A2.3).
Description
On the side of the hill that slopes down towards the Xifonio port, some natural caves have been explored, which have been enlarged and adapted by man over the centuries. According to the materials recovered from the slope below (achromatic fragments decorated with streaks, some rare
fragment of glass, clear terra firma and glazed), the most ancient traces of use date back to the late ancient age.
Bibliographic sources
Strazzulla V., History and archeology of Trotilon, Xifonia, and other sites near Augusta di Sicilia, 1899, p.449; Orsi P., Archaeological Periegesi, “NSc”, 1902b, p.636; Lanteri R. Late ancient settlements in the Megarese territory, “ArchStorSir”, s.III, X, 1996, pp. 26-27; Lanteri R., Augusta and its territory, elements for an archaeological map, 1997, p.64
Area of archaeological interest, art. 142 letter m) Legislative Decree 42/04
(Source text of survey form n.28 Landscape Plan of the Province of Syracuse - Archaeological Heritage)
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