Necropolis of Pantalica - Necropolis of Pantalica

Necropolis of Pantalica

Pantalica is covered by necropolis over a large area:

• The necropoli di Filiporto ( 9 km from Ferla) is covered by a vast amount of tombs and extends over the hillsides, the Anapo basin and the area from the last phase of the city (13th-9th century BC)
• The necropoli di Nord-Ovest is one of the most ancient in the area (12th-11th century BC)
• The necropoli della Cavetta has remains from the 9th and 8th century BC, along with buildings of the Byzantine empire.
• The necropoli Nord is the most vast, dated from the 12th to 11th century BC.

The palazzo dell’Anaktoron, is a megalithic building of large blocks, with diverse rectangular rooms and what seems to be such a good imitation of Mycenaean palaces that some academics have hypothesized that there were Mycenaean workshops in Sicily. These come from the earliest known remains of Pantalica (12-11th century BC).