From cave to dolmen
Subtitle: ritual and symbolic aspects in the prehistory between Sciacca, Sicily and the central Mediterranean
By: edited by Domenica Gullì
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
Published: 2014
Language: eng; ita
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781784910389; 9781784910396
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Cave dwellers; Prehistoric Antiquities; Prehistoric peoples; Antiquities
Description: "This book brings together the scientific contributions of a wide panel of Sicilian and mainland Italian specialists in prehistory. Taking inspiration from a conference organised by the Soprintendenza ai Beni Culturali e Ambientali of Agrigento and by the municipal council of Sciacca in November 2011, the decision was taken to broaden and deepen some of the main themes discussed on that occasion. Therefore this book focuses on the Sciacca region and its landscape which is extraordinarily rich in natural geological phenomena and associated archaeological activity, for example the Grotta del Kronio and the numerous dolmens present nearby. This volume seeks to explore the various aspects - habitational or ritual - of the prehistoric use of the numerous caves present in the region and to analyse the many features of the island's megalithic architecture. The text includes an historical review of the processes of discovery of the archaeological evidence, also an account of the current research projects and research activities." -- Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

In English and Italian.