Village-Necropolis-Sanctuary of Cozzo Busonè
The site involves an elongated limestone hillock in a north-west / south-east direction with a summit at an altitude of 312 m asl.On the sides of the hill there are the remains of a prehistoric necropolis with numerous oven tombs dating back to the initial phase of copper and the early Bronze Age period; vases from the culture of S. Cono-Piano Notaro have been found in the tombs. The whole hill is characterized by the presence of natural ravines and artificial cuts that testify to the frequentation of the site. In this area two Venuses were found, that is, two pebbles representing a naked female divinity that suggest religious and cultural connections between Sicily and other centers of the Mediterranean. Scholars therefore hypothesize the existence, on the slopes and on the central-western and southern slopes of the hill, of buildings
of cult of prehistoric age. On the site there are also attestations referable to the Iron Age (ceramic of S. Angelo Muxaro). Eneolithic / Ancient Bronze - III-I millennium BC
Property included in the list of archaeological assets bound under the law 1089/1939 DA n. 98 of 12/01/1985
(Source text of survey form n.210 Landscape Plan of the Province of Agrigento - Archaeological Heritage)
Archaeological Heritage Sheets Landscape Plan of Agrigento
For further information: Surface Archaeological Survey of Siculiana by Alphonse Doria
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: List of Neolithic Sites
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
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Information contributions : Ignazio Caloggero Web,
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