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For You Lot Data - Excavations At Himera Inwards Sicily Uncover Sanctuary Buildings


Interesting discoveries accept made during the course of teaching of the 2018 digging drive carried out yesteryear the University of Bern inwards the ancient Greek colony of Himera inwards Sicily, destroyed inwards 409 BC yesteryear the Carthaginians.

Interesting discoveries accept made during the course of teaching of the For You Information - Excavations at Himera inwards Sicily uncover Sanctuary buildings
Credit: University of Bern
This seventh campaign, right away inwards its concluding phase, is concentrated on an expanse known every bit the 'Piano del Tamburino' where several 'sacred areas' accept been identified.
Interesting discoveries accept made during the course of teaching of the For You Information - Excavations at Himera inwards Sicily uncover Sanctuary buildings
Credit: University of Bern


One of these areas nether digging is characterized yesteryear a vast opened upward infinite of over 100 foursquare metres amongst 3 altars together with numerous depositions, together with which is idea to accept been the pump of the sanctuary where the diverse rites together with sacred activities took place.

Interesting discoveries accept made during the course of teaching of the For You Information - Excavations at Himera inwards Sicily uncover Sanctuary buildings
Credit: University of Bern
This opened upward infinite was surrounded yesteryear ii buildings, both of which were investigated. These appear to survive related to sacred functions together with to the storage together with training of food. Indeed, the regain of several domed ovens together with the abundant remains of plates together with cups suggests that the sanctuary supplied nutrient together with breadstuff to visiting supplicants.

Interesting discoveries accept made during the course of teaching of the For You Information - Excavations at Himera inwards Sicily uncover Sanctuary buildings
Credit: University of Bern


Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large lay out of H2O pitcher (hydria) sherds were also found, together with a possible aquifer was located nearby, highlighting the importance of H2O non entirely every bit a source of life, only inwards a higher house all every bit an essential purifying chemical cistron for entering the sanctuary.

Interesting discoveries accept made during the course of teaching of the For You Information - Excavations at Himera inwards Sicily uncover Sanctuary buildings
Credit: University of Bern
The digging is supervised yesteryear Prof. Elena Mango of the University of Bern, physician Francesca Spatafora, Director of the Archaeological Centre of Palermo, together with the Head of Himera Park, physician Maria Rosa Panzica.

Source: BlogSicilia [July 23, 2018]


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