Village of Knoll-Shelter
Knoll-Shelter
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE)·Early Bronze Age·🇮🇹 Sicily, Italy
About
About Village of Knoll-Shelter
Village of Knoll-Shelter in Sicily, Italy is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) ancient village attributed to Early Bronze Age culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and fieldwalking, it presents a principal enclosure with necropolis. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Early Bronze Age ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Territorial marker and boundary statement
- 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. 2276 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE)
- Culture
- Early Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2276 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1476 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 811 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1988
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
38.3971° N · 12.8394° E · 1451 m · 4 mapped features
Hydraulic Channel
entranceBurial zone — shaft tombs
38.3996° N · 12.8386° EAncillary Complex
galleryHydraulic feature — canal
38.3980° N · 12.8371° EHydraulic Channel 3
shrineHydraulic feature — reservoir
38.3985° N · 12.8376° EGateway
tombAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
38.3999° N · 12.8412° E