Dolmen di Avola
The Dolmen di Avola (also called Dolmen Lido Di Avola ) is a pseudodolmen near Avola in Sicily . The term pseudodolmen stands for the description of formations in the form of dolmens , which z. B. be found in Sicily. The terminology was introduced by Sebastiano Tusa, head of archeology in Sicily.
In the valley called Cava L'Unica , below a low rock face, lies the presumed megalithic complex discovered by archaeologist Salvatore Ciancio in 1961 , which is why it is also called Dolmen Ciancio . The system, stabilized by concrete pillars, consists of a 7.9 m long and 5.5 m wide capstone supported by two “pillars”. The 0.6 to 1.7 m thick capstone has a corrugated surface. The part that appears to be resting on an irregular stone pillar is more compact. The rock wall from which the capstone broke off is still connected to the left “pillars”. On the surface of the plate, which was broken in two places, ten small rectangular artificial depressions can be seen.
The plate covers an area of 30 m². In the north-west and north-east there is an entrance a little more than 1.5 m high. The cavity is the result of selective erosion of the rock. There is no doubt about natural erosion, which often occurs along cliffs and river banks. It is also evident that in prehistoric times the original shape was reshaped by the human hand with the intention of enlarging the cavity. Traces of the interventions are visible on both pillars.
literature
- Salvatore Piccolo: Antiche Pietre: La cultura dei dolmen nella preistoria della Sicilia sud-orientale. Morrone editore, Siracusa 2007, ISBN 978-88-902640-7-8 .
- Salvatore Piccolo: Ancient Stones: The prehistoric dolmens of Sicily. Brazen Head Publishing, Abingdon 2013, ISBN 978-09-565106-2-4 p. 20
- Giuseppe Pignatello: Guida di Avola, Ispica Tipografia Martorina 1980
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Coordinates: 36 ° 55 '22.7 " N , 15 ° 9' 29.3" E