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L'arte rupestre in Italia meridionale e in Sicilia

ABSTRACT The paper is inspired by the description of a small rock-shelter discovered at "Il Cavone" near Spinazzola (Bari, Apulia, South Italy). In this shelter there is a rock with smoothed surface which shows many fine engravings. Studies and analysis on ceramic complex found in limited excavations pits near the shelter allows to attribute the site to the Bronze Age, chronology confirmed also by the iconography of the engravings in the shelter. On the plateau it was also identified a number of lithic structures such as corridors, alignments and areas probably linked to the exploitation of bauxite. The site is located at the mouth of a small valley that still represents an important communication and controls the whole vast plain below. It is also near a fortified site probably of the same period (the walls is clearly visible from aerial photos). Also on the basis of the most recent discoveries the goal of this study was to frame the scene and the items discovered at "Il Cavone" within the manifestations of rock art from Neolithic to Metal Ages widespread in central and southern Italy and in Sicily.

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