Verified36.9330° N · 15.1830° E · 100 m
Cassibile Rock-Cut Necropolis
Iron Age (1000–700 BCE)·Sikel·🇮🇹 Sicily, Italy
About
About Cassibile Rock-Cut Necropolis
Cassibile Rock-Cut Necropolis in Sicily, Italy is a Iron Age (1000–700 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Sikel. 180+ chamber tombs along Cassibile river gorge cliffs. Cassibile culture type-site following Pantalica, later Greek Casmene above.
Why it mattersType-site for Sikel rock_cut studies
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Phasing sequence
- 02Function and cult identity
Theories
- 01Panhellenic competition centre
- 02Colonial foundation model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1000 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1000–700 BCE)
- Culture
- Sikel
- Purpose
- 180+ chamber tombs along Cassibile river gorge cliffs
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1880 CE
Systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9330° N · 15.1830° E · 100 m · 3 mapped features
Cassibile Rock-Cut Necropolis — Rock-Cut Chamber Tomb
chamberPrincipal rock-cut chamber
36.9332° N · 15.1831° ECassibile Rock-Cut Necropolis — Façade Carving
facadeCarved façade detail
36.9328° N · 15.1832° ECassibile Rock-Cut Necropolis — Associated Settlement
terraceSettlement terraces
36.9334° N · 15.1828° E