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An artificial lake off the west coast of Sicily was once one of the largest sacred pools in the ancient Mediterranean 2,500 years ago. The pool was aligned with the stars, according to new research.
TORONTO (CTV Network) — For a century it was thought that an artificial lake in Motya, an ancient city on an island off the coast of Sicily, was a military harbour similar to one in the nearby ...
Motya, a small island that covers an area of just under 100 acres (40 hectares), sits off the western coast of Sicily. Bronze and Iron Age populations thrived there due to the abundant supply of ...
Sapienza University and the Regional Superintendence for Cultural and Environmental Heritage of Trapani, Sicily, have collaborated on the excavations of the ancient Phoenician city of Motya for ...
Only after Greek invaders conquered Motya in a battle that ended in 396 B.C. was a channel dug from the pool to a nearby lagoon, Nigro’s group found. Phoenicians settled on Motya between 800 B.C ...
A SACRED freshwater pool on western Sicily's San Pantaleo Island that dates back some 2,500 years was aligned with the stars, archaeologists have found.
Exploring the Splendor of Sicily: 5 Places of Tradition, Ancient History, ... the island during the VIII century B.C. and the remains of this culture are still remarkable and can be seen in Motya ...
TORONTO (CTV Network) — For a century it was thought that an artificial lake in Motya, an ancient city on an island off the coast of Sicily, was a military harbour similar to one in the nearby ...
TORONTO (CTV Network) — For a century it was thought that an artificial lake in Motya, an ancient city on an island off the coast of Sicily, was a military harbour similar to one in the nearby ...