Cozzo del Pantano — Early Iron Debris Field
Cozzo Pantano Industrial
Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇮🇹 Sicily, Syracuse, Cozzo Pantano, Italy
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About Cozzo del Pantano — Early Iron Debris Field
Cozzo del Pantano — Early Iron Debris Field in Sicily, Syracuse, Cozzo Pantano, Italy is a Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Systematic survey and LiDAR document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions 368m × 389m; area 22.6 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic ancient-village with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 20 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 5500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic and craft quarters
- Rediscovered
- 1884
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 5500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1056 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1902
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1560 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0200° N · 15.2200° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Cozzo del Pantano — Early Iron Debris Field — structure with stratified deposits
37.0207° N · 15.2205° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Cozzo del Pantano — Early Iron Debris Field — complex with stratified deposits
37.0183° N · 15.2213° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Cozzo del Pantano — Early Iron Debris Field — outlier with stratified deposits
37.0202° N · 15.2214° E