Gibil Gabib, Caltanissetta, Italy

Gibil Gabib is an archaeological site located about 5 km south of Caltanissetta, on a 615-metre-high mountain.

Excavations were first undertaken in the area in the middle of the 19th century and were reprised with great enthusiasm in the 1950s by the archaeologist Dinu Adameșteanu. They came to an end in 1984. In those undertaken in the middle of the 20th century, remains dating to the 6th century BC were brought to light, including parts of the city walls and some ceramic objects of the Bronze Age Castelluccio culture, while the 1980s excavations revealed a defensive tower from the middle of the 6th century BC. These discoveries were of great significance, because they helped to clarify the course of the city wall discovered almost thirty years earlier.

Objects discovered in the excavations include vases, objects for everyday use, plates and lamps, as well as a terracotta statue of a female divinity and the terracotta head, which demonstrate the existence of various spaces dedicated to religious cult. At the base of the mountain, there is a necropolis, where Siceliote red-figure pottery was found.

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Andrea Piscopo (3 years ago)
Area archeologica in una posizione bellissima. Chiusa al pubblico in quanto non vi è un custode! A dir poco ALLUCINANTE! La sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali dovrebbe darsi una mossa! 5 stelle al posto. 0 Stelle a chi lo dovrebbe gestire e dovrebbe dare la possibilità sia ai turisti sia agli abitanti di Caltanissetta di poterla vedere non stando dietro una rete di recinzione.

Gregorio Geraci (6 years ago)
The archaeological part is very interesting but the services are insufficient if not completely absent.

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