<< Our Photo Pages >> Morgantina - Ancient Village or Settlement in Italy in Sicily (Sicilia)
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Multi-periodSite Name: Morgantina Alternative Name: MurgantiaCountry: Italy
NOTE: This site is 27.946 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Sicily (Sicilia) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Aidone Nearest Village: Aidone
Latitude: 37.430185N Longitude: 14.479702E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Sicily (Sicilia)
Morgantina was an ancient settlement of different peoples. The first were the indigenous Sikel population (1000 BCE). Later the Greek settled at this site. Many ruins and a Greek theatre could be visited.
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