Mura Pregne: una revisione dei dati archeologici e una ricostruzione virtuale del sito

Abstract

One of the most interesting long-term settlements in Sicily is Mura Pregne (Palermo). The site (400 m a.s.l.) is located on the northern coast of Sicily, between the last northwestern outcrops of the Madonie and the isolated relief of Monte San Calogero, in a close-up position on the Torto river valley. The earliest phases of the settlement are scarcely known and difcult to assess in their actual consistency, because a quarry has distorted the original appearance of the site. In the absence of new excavations, the purpose of this contribution is to offer a topographic description of the diferent areas, together with new archaeological considerations, based on feld survey and aerial photo analysis. Therefore, one of the main objectives of the work is also to present, for the frst time, a virtual reconstruction, with the positioning of structures and settlement areas no longer existing.