About 50 years ago, archaeologists began exploring the ancient ruins of a 3,000-year-old island village in Italy. Initial investigations included aerial photographs, which showed a strange “half-buried rock” on the outskirts of the village.
Experts have so far struggled to understand why the rock was there.
According to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Applied Geophysics, new research shows that these rocks were once part of a “complex” fortification system and were part of the defense of an already surrounded village. It turned out that it was functioning as a single layer.
Archaeologists say the remains of the wall were discovered outside the village of Faraglioni, founded on the volcanic island of Ustica around 1400 BC.This village was mysteriously abandoned around 1200 BC
Experts believe the site is one of the best-preserved Bronze Age Mediterranean settlements, according to a Jan. 5 announcement from the Austrian News Agency. The village had a sophisticated urban layout, with dozens of huts lined up in narrow streets.
The village was located on the edge of a cliff, so naturally it was protected on one side by the cliff and the sea. Archaeologists say the inland edge of the village was protected by a “huge fortified wall” that still stands today.
Researchers say the “giant curved” wall is about 820 feet long and 13 feet tall. It is shaped like a “fishhook” and is connected to the hut by a walkway.
The strange rock was discovered about 20 feet from the towering interior wall and “intermittently” traced the same structure and shape of the interior wall, according to the study. Archaeologists also found the remains of a tower between the towering walls and rock that appears to be connected to both structures.
Using photographs and various research methods, experts say these rocks are actually the remains of an outer wall that likely served as the first defense of a huge Bronze Age settlement. did.
“The defense system of the Middle Bronze Age village of Faraglioni on the island of Ustica consisted of two main elements: a large external structure on the periphery and an internal wall reinforced with buttresses, both of which were arched. design and at a distance (19 to 22 feet) from each other,” the archaeologists said. . “Their construction was aimed at isolating the marine terraces and villages from the Tramontana Plain.”
Archaeologists believe the purpose of this defense system was likely twofold. In other words, while defending the village, it also established the boundaries of the village and formed its social structure.
Ustica is an island north of Sicily in southern Italy.
Google Translate was used to translate the release from the Austrian Press Agency.
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