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Pantalica is a large limestone promontory in southeast Sicily known chiefly for a series of extensive cemeteries comprising thousands of chamber tombs cut out of the rock,dating mainly between the 13th and 7th centuries BCE.A UNESCO World Heritage site and nature reserve,renowned for archaeological remains in a spectacular natural setting,the site gives its name to the Late Bronze and Iron Age "Pantalica culture",typical of southern Sicily in the period just before Greek colonization.At the time of Greek colonization in southern Sicily (8th c BCE),however,Pantalica was still one of the main indigenous centers of the region,sometimes likened to a chiefdom,dominating a sizeable territory and subsidiary settlements.The main excavations were undertaken by Paolo Orsi between 1895 and 1910 and mainly comprise information and relatively abundant finds of pottery and bronze artefacts from about 250 chamber tombs.The material is housed in the Archaeological Museum of Syracuse and is crucial for an understanding of local cultural traditions,burial practices and international contacts between Sicily and other areas (Italy,the eastern Mediterranean) in this period.The finds are only known from

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Author

Rosa Maria Albanese Procelli; Robert Leighton

Publisher

Oxbow Books, Limited

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781789253047

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Humanities