Mine Tel Dolmen
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE)·Early Bronze Age·🇮🇹 Sicily, Italy
About
About Mine Tel Dolmen
Mine Tel Dolmen in Sicily, Italy is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) megalithic attributed to Early Bronze Age culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and stratigraphic excavation, it presents a principal enclosure with hydraulic works. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Early Bronze Age megalithic with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization and logistics
- 02Population scale vs catchment
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
- 02Trading entrepôt and regional hub
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. 2561 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE)
- Culture
- Early Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2561 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1761 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 793 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1985
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.1129° N · 14.9487° E · 1729 m · 3 mapped features
Outlier Panel
galleryHydraulic feature — aqueduct
36.1132° N · 14.9489° ERock Art Panel
alignmentOutlier feature with standing stones
36.1152° N · 14.9458° EShrine
ditchHydraulic feature — cistern
36.1115° N · 14.9458° E