US EditionSacred Chamber Found in Oldest Temple of Ancient Greek City Selinunte in Italy
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Sacred Chamber Found in Oldest Temple of Ancient Greek City Selinunte in Italy
Selinunte, Tempio C. Credit: wikimedia commons / Franck Manogil CC BY 2.0 A recent archaeological excavation has revealed what experts believe to be the most sacred chamber of the oldest known stone temple in the ancient Greek city of Selinunte (Greek: Σελῑνοῦς) in Italy. The site, known as Temple R, dates back to the late 7th century BCE and was found remarkably intact. The find was announced by the Archaeological Park of Selinunte following a …
Excavations in the Archaeological Park of the ancient city of Selinunte in southwestern Sicily have unearthed the adyton of Temple R, the oldest sacred building of the Greek colony, which has emerged intact and with a votive deposit of more than 300 objects that rewrite the religious and social history of [...]
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