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Multi-periodSite Name: Mount Adranone Alternative Name: MONTE-PUNICO AdranoneCountry: Italy
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Region: Sicily (Sicilia) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Sambuca Di Sicilia
Latitude: 37.687460N Longitude: 13.143273E
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Monte Adranone is among the most western archaeological sites in the territory of Agrigento, about 1000 m above sea level, north of the modern town of Sambuca di Sicilia, in the Belice Valley, on the border between the province of Trapani and Palermo.
The history of the ancient center of Monte Adranone undoubtedly colony Selinunte - therefore takes place in a particular context resulting from contact between the area and the area sicana Hellenized elimo Punic, with a strong component of the pre-eminence in Punic since the beginning of the fourth century AC an obvious consequence of the consolidation of the Carthaginian dominance in western Sicily, Selinunte by the fall of the death of Dionysius I.
Regarding the identification of the site, you are likely to recognize the Adranon mentioned by Diodorus (XXIIIA2) in relation to the events of the First Punic War: identification already given by Cluverio and recovery dall'Holm, in consideration of toponymic data essential (the site overlooks the cliffs of a hilly district called Adragna) now seems to take support from archaeological data that emerged from the systematic excavations that have so far unequivocally demonstrated a general and violent destruction of the city in the mid-third century BC with sporadic appearances - perhaps garrisons control - during the Second Punic War.
The regular excavations date back to 1968 and since then annual systematic campaigns have brought to light the necropolis, the massive walls and large areas of the city and the suburban area.
The perimeter of the city is over 6 km. . For a portion of the eastern side is defined by the rocky overhang, while the rest consists of an imposing walls built in blocks of stone marl local and conserved in some stretches for about 6 m in height.
The original fortifications arises between the late sixth and early fifth century BC, but had a substantial reconstruction in the fourth century BC. with the addition of towers and buttresses in relation to the reconstruction of the Punic city, while at the beginning of the third century BC. is to report a further strengthening of the defensive system with the construction of an advanced bulwark to protect the entrance south of the city that he had to serve the extreme defense of the city itself during the first Punic War.
The sanctuary consists of a temenos, or sacred precinct, a dry wall pietrelle defines trapezoidal rectangular (m em 11 9:30 ET-west north-east). The entrance to the south, introduces in a rustically paved the center of which is the chapel: this is rectangular (m xm 3:50 6 east west north-south) entrance on the south side.
The technique of construction is in small blocks of marl, with perimeter walls tightened the corners of blocks of tufa sandstone. The interior of the chapel is bipartite and a transverse wall defines a small west adyton which is accessed by a narrow door slightly tapered inward.
The fragile but interesting internal structures (temporarily buried) consist of a circular platform of marl stone for a round altar at the center of the room and into a dry stone bench leaning along the four walls.
The necropolis of the city extended, as has been said, in an area relatively limited, to the south and southwest of the city, with a development which has proved more than in extension, in overlapping layers with frequent reuse and rehabilitation of graves ancient.
Of this necropolis, in the two broad areas highlighted, excavations have revealed the existence of graves typologically and chronologically distinguishable in chamber tombs hypogeic (for the most part attributable to the VI-V century BC.), Chest tombs with walls built in blocks of marl, and finally simple earthen graves, often superimposed on the stratigraphically oldest tombs (dated in the fourth and the first half of the third century BC.).
Of the two areas of the necropolis left in sight, one immediately north dell'Antiquariura includes the well-known monumental tomb - already known at the end of the last century locally called tomb of Queen , dating from the VI-V century BC, of great importance from the point of view of construction, it is certainly among the most interesting chamber tombs of Sicily. 2 built in square blocks of tufa that define a room hypogeic m 2.20 mx 1.50 with coverage once false and opening preceded by a short dromos with access to the cockpit.
At the time of discovery in 1885, it seems that we recover her consciousness a kit with bronze vessels and clay pots painted and figured that unfortunately went missing.
As if to crown around the entrance of the tomb monumental tombs are other smaller, built in pietrelle marly.
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