Pantalica archaeological area

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The Pantalica archaeological area is a UNESCO World Heritage site in southeastern Sicily renowned for its extensive prehistoric rock-cut necropolises and dramatic limestone gorge landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
archaeological site
country Italy
earliestMajorOccupation 13th century BC
hasAccessType hiking trails
hasArchaeologicalFeature chamber tombs
prehistoric tombs
rock-cut dwellings
rock-cut necropolis
sanctuaries
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Bronze Age
Iron Age
hasGeologicalFeature canyon
plateau
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasLandscapeType limestone gorge
hasMainCulture Sicel culture
hasMaterial limestone
hasNecropolisName Cavetta Necropolis
Filiporto Necropolis
North Necropolis
Northwest Necropolis
South Necropolis
hasProtectionStatus nature reserve
hasSignificance evidence of transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age in Sicily
major prehistoric funerary center in Sicily
hasUNESCOSiteName Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
hasView dramatic gorge landscape
latestMajorOccupation 7th century BC
locatedIn Italy
Province of Syracuse
Sicily
southeastern Sicily
managedBy Sicily Region authorities
near Ferla
Sortino
numberOfTombsApprox 5000
overlooks Anapo River
Calcinara River NERFINISHED
partOf Anapo River Valley
linked to: Anapo River valley

Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
region Sicily
UNESCOCriteria (iii)
(iv)
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2005
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 1200

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Calcinara Valley locatedIn Pantalica archaeological area
Calcinara Valley partOf Pantalica and the Rocky Necropolises of Pantalica and Syracuse
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Calcinara Valley partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Pantalica
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Calcinara Valley near Pantalica necropolis
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Anapo Valley near Pantalica necropolis
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Anapo Valley partOf Anapo Valley and Pantalica area
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Sortino hasHeritageStatusNearby UNESCO World Heritage Site (Rock Necropolis of Pantalica)
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Sortino hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite Rock Necropolis of Pantalica
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Ferla isGatewayTo Rock Necropolis of Pantalica
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Ferla heritageDesignationNearby UNESCO World Heritage Site Rock Necropolis of Pantalica
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area