Cava d’Ispica
Cava d'Ispica (English: Cave of Ispica) is a nature reserve and archaeological site located in-between the towns of Modica and Ispica, in the southeastern part of Sicily, Italy.
Cava d’Ispica
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Cava d'Ispica (English: Cave of Ispica) is a nature reserve and archaeological site located in-between the towns of Modica and Ispica, in the southeastern part of Sicily, Italy.
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• Name — Cava d'Ispica • Type — necropolis • Epochs — Bronze Age • Location — Modica, Italy Ispica, Italy • Public Access — Yes
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The valley extends for about 13 km and is home to a variety of flora and fauna, as well as numerous caves, gorges, and rock formations that have been eroded by the river that runs through it. The reserve also contains a number of important archaeological sites, as it was used as habitations and burial site since the 14th century BC.
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- 1.Pace, Arte e civiltà della Sicilia antica, p. 149
- 2.Modica Scala, Pagine di pietra: periegesi storico-archeologica, p. 24
- 3.Pace, Arte e civiltà della Sicilia antica, p. 151
- 4.Le Grotte Cadute « Cava d'Ispica.
- 5.M. Trigilia, La fonte favara.
- 6.Gli ambienti naturali « Cava d'Ispica.
- 7.La Larderia « Cava d'Ispica.
- 8.Orsi, Sicilia bizantina, p. 54
- 9.Orsi, Cava Ispica: reliquie sicule, cristiane e bizantine, p. 434
- 10.Il Castello « Cava d'Ispica.
- 11.Il tesoro ritrovato a Cava Ispica. Le foto - Cultura, Enti locali, Modica - Ragusah24.it notizie e news dalla provincia di Ragusa - Notizie dai comuni di Ragusa, Modica, Scicli, Vittoria, Comiso, Pozzallo. Ragusah24.it. 2014-05-29.
- 12.Necropoli tardoantica scoperta ad Ispica.
- 13.ISPICA - Quella necropoli di età tardoantica nell´Ispicese. Corriere di ragusa.
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