Researchers have discovered a fortification system hidden beneath a Bronze Age village in Italy.
This settlement, known as Villaggio dei Faraglioni, is located on Ustica, a small island north of Sicily. According to one source, the northern tip of the island has an “orderly urban plan” consisting of huts and narrow roads. translated statement from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
A team of archaeologists and geologists discovered the remains of a buried wall using equipment such as ground-penetrating radar and electrical tomography (subsurface imaging), according to research published in January. That’s what it means. Journal of Applied Geophysics.
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The arc-shaped stone fortification system, which researchers described as a “mighty wall,” is 820 feet (250 meters) long and 13 to 16 feet (4 to 5 meters) high, according to the statement.
The ruins of the village have been excavated many times since the 1970s, but this is the first time researchers have discovered a hidden fortress.
“thanks to [the instruments]it was possible to precisely identify deep foundations in a completely non-invasive manner. [structure] As long as the wall continues to function as the primary defensive barrier.” Vincenzo Sapirsaid INGV’s applied geophysicist in a statement.
The fortified village was active between 1400 and 1200 B.C., according to the statement, and researchers believe it is “one of the best-preserved settlements in the Mediterranean of its time.” He says he is thinking about it.
“Our findings open a new window on the understanding of this ancient village and suggest an unexpected complexity of defenses.” Franco Foresta Martinsaid the director of the Ustica Geoscience Museum Institute, which is affiliated with INGV, in a statement. “Geophysical techniques can reveal hidden layers of history, paving the way for further exploration without invasive excavations.”