Castelluccio Di Noto — Bronze Age Site
Early Bronze Age (2200–1500 BCE)·Castelluccio culture·🇮🇹 Sicily, Italy
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About Castelluccio Di Noto — Bronze Age Site
Castelluccio Di Noto — Bronze Age Site in Sicily, Italy is a Early Bronze Age (2200–1500 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Castelluccio culture. Hilltop village with rock-cut tombs (200+) with spiral façades and boss decoration defining Sicilian Early Bronze Age. Type-site for Castelluccio culture with 3-stage spiral façades and carved false doors.
Why it mattersType-site for Castelluccio culture ancient-village 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. 2000 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (2200–1500 BCE)
- Culture
- Castelluccio culture
- Purpose
- Hilltop village with rock-cut tombs (200+) with spiral façades and boss decoration defining Sicilian Early Bronze Age
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1880 CE
Systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9500° N · 15.0300° E · 300 m · 3 mapped features
Castelluccio Di Noto — Bronze Age Site — Rock-Cut Chamber Tomb
chamberPrincipal rock-cut chamber
36.9502° N · 15.0301° ECastelluccio Di Noto — Bronze Age Site — Façade Carving
facadeCarved façade detail
36.9498° N · 15.0302° ECastelluccio Di Noto — Bronze Age Site — Associated Settlement
terraceSettlement terraces
36.9504° N · 15.0298° E