Sceptre, mermaid finds shed new light on ancient Selinunte

Jul 24, 2022 521

BY: Silvia Lambertucci

An agora stretching out almost 33,000 square metres, the biggest in the ancient world, that is once again showing its boundaries. The remains of what seems to have been the sacred place of very first Greek colonies in Selinunte, those who arrived after the founder, Pammilus of Megara Hyblaea.

Charms and highly refined objects that are the same as others found at Delphi, in Greece, and the mystery of a stone mould perhaps used to make a bronze sceptre. These discoveries - which ANSA is reporting on in exclusive thanks to a sneak preview - were made during the latest excavation campaign at the Selinunte archaeological site in Sicily led by Clemente Marconi.

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