Roxby Geoglyph
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE)·Andean Formative·🇮🇹 Sicily, Italy
About
About Roxby Geoglyph
Roxby Geoglyph in Sicily, Italy is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Andean Formative culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and fieldwalking, it presents a principal enclosure with ancillary settlement. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Andean Formative geoglyph with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Cause of abandonment and collapse
- 02Long-distance exchange networks
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
- 02Astronomical observatory and calendar
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. 554 BCE
- Period
- Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE)
- Culture
- Andean Formative
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 554 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 504 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 382 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
2020
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.9990° N · 13.5055° E · 983 m · 3 mapped features
Altar
stelaPrimary geoglyph at Roxby Geoglyph — platform mound
37.9981° N · 13.5068° EPrincipal Monument
tombAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
37.9967° N · 13.5059° EShrine
alignmentBurial zone — rock-cut chambers
38.0000° N · 13.5059° E