Highfield-Narrow Wadi Burial Mound
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE)·Yayoi·🇮🇹 Sicily, Italy
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About Highfield-Narrow Wadi Burial Mound
Highfield-Narrow Wadi Burial Mound in Sicily, Italy is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) tumulus attributed to Yayoi culture. Systematically investigated through magnetometry and coring, it presents a monumental core with hydraulic works. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Yayoi tumulus with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ritual use and symbolic landscape
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
- 02Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
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. 230 BCE
- Period
- Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Yayoi
- Purpose
- Necropolis and ritual
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 230 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 372 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 420 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
1938
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.5078° N · 13.4917° E · 1442 m · 4 mapped features
- Outlier PanelchamberBurial zone — tumuli37.5056° N · 13.4897° E
- Granary ClusterreservoirPrimary tumulus at Highfield-Narrow Wadi Burial Mound — rock-cut facade37.5092° N · 13.4891° E
- Principal MonumentreservoirHydraulic feature — reservoir37.5055° N · 13.4908° E
- Burial ClusternecropolisAncillary necropolis associated with main monument37.5072° N · 13.4923° E