The remains include part of a hemicycle-shaped seating section, marble columns, decorative stucco pieces bearing gold leaf
archaeology
The data from this year’s work will be added to all known data from previous excavations dating back to 1900 to create a 3-D model of the site
The ancient town comes with pyramids, buildings, stone columns, and a ball field
The obvious wealth of the tombs was based on the local production of copper, which was in great demand at the time to make bronze
“There’s so much specific information about the location of these cities that you would practically have to be blind & illiterate not to be able to find the location"
How did they end up in this remote location?
Sicily's regional government said the altar was probably in use at the height of Hellenic cultural influence
The so-called “phallic-pendant” was discovered in 2016 at an archaeological site called Tolbor, in Mongolia’s northern Khangai Mountains
It marks the solstices and equinoxes, and was also used as a burial ground.
A team explored the realm of archeoastronomy, investigating the alignment of structures and the play of light to unlock the chamber's hidden significance