Sicily – rogue classicism

May 11, 2013

Musician-with-lyre Burial from Metaponto?

There are brief notices in assorted Italian press sources of a meeting about something of interest … the incipit of a piece at LiveSiciliaPalermo: La scoperta di uno scheletro di un musicista di 2.500 anni fa, sepolto con la sua lyra a Metaponto, una colonia della Magna Grecia. È questo ciò di cui si discuterà…

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July 25, 2012

Deltoid Wings at Selinunte?

We mentioned the latest finds from Selinunte a week or so ago (see: Temple of Demeter at Selinunte?) but the Art Newspaper has some new coverage which includes some photos of the finds (Italian-US team discover evidence of Sicily’s oldest temple). I’m not sure how new these photos are since one of them does appear in…

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July 11, 2012

Temple of Demeter at Selinunte?

Wonder if we’ll get more info in English on this one from ANSA: Archaeologists have discovered what may be among the oldest remains at the ancient site of Selinunte: an ancient temple. Inside, fragments have been found that help explain the site’s significance: an offering to Demeter, the goddess of grain and agriculture; a small…

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September 11, 2010

Surveying Philosophiana

Philosophiana is the modern ‘Sofiana’ which has been archaeologically poked and prodded for the past fifty years or so … just down the road from Piazza Armerina … from SiciliInformazioni comes news of plans for another survey there: Da oltre 15 giorni è presente a Mazzarino una spedizione di archeologi che proviene da un progetto…

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