Archaeological site of Pizzo di Canalicchio
The site falls within an area intended for reforestation by the Forest Guard Corps, at an altitude of 616 meters above sea level. On the top, the presence of an ovoid-shaped dry stone wall structure and traces of an indigenous settlement with frequentation in later times, in the Hellenistic period up to the Middle Ages, has been reported. Some burials have been found on the south-western side of the mountain, while prehistoric pottery and Sicilian-Punic coins are known on the western slopes and on the northern side respectively.
Bronze / Iron - XNUMXnd-XNUMXth century B.C
Area of Archaeological Interest art. 142 lett. m) Legislative Decree 42/04
(Source text of survey form n.38 Landscape Plan of the Province of Agrigento - Archaeological Heritage)
Archaeological Heritage Sheets Landscape Plan of Agrigento
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Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily
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