Pantalica archaeological area

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The Pantalica archaeological area is a UNESCO World Heritage site in southeastern Sicily renowned for its extensive prehistoric rock-cut necropolises and dramatic limestone gorge landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
earliestMajorOccupation 13th century BC ⓘ
hasAccessType hiking trails ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFeature chamber tombs ⓘ
prehistoric tombs ⓘ
rock-cut dwellings ⓘ
rock-cut necropolis ⓘ
sanctuaries ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Bronze Age ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature canyon ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasLandscapeType limestone gorge ⓘ
hasMainCulture Sicel culture ⓘ
hasMaterial limestone ⓘ
hasNecropolisName Cavetta Necropolis ⓘ
Filiporto Necropolis ⓘ
North Necropolis ⓘ
Northwest Necropolis ⓘ
South Necropolis ⓘ
hasProtectionStatus nature reserve ⓘ
hasSignificance evidence of transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age in Sicily ⓘ
major prehistoric funerary center in Sicily ⓘ
hasUNESCOSiteName Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica ⓘ
hasView dramatic gorge landscape ⓘ
latestMajorOccupation 7th century BC ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Province of Syracuse ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
southeastern Sicily ⓘ
managedBy Sicily Region authorities ⓘ
near Ferla ⓘ
Sortino ⓘ
numberOfTombsApprox 5000 ⓘ
overlooks Anapo River ⓘ
Calcinara River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Anapo River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Anapo River valley

Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica ⓘ
region Sicily ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2005 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 1200 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Calcinara Valley → locatedIn → Pantalica archaeological area ⓘ
Calcinara Valley → partOf → Pantalica and the Rocky Necropolises of Pantalica and Syracuse ⓘ
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Calcinara Valley → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Pantalica ⓘ
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Calcinara Valley → near → Pantalica necropolis ⓘ
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Anapo Valley → near → Pantalica necropolis ⓘ
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Anapo Valley → partOf → Anapo Valley and Pantalica area ⓘ
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Sortino → hasHeritageStatusNearby → UNESCO World Heritage Site (Rock Necropolis of Pantalica) ⓘ
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Sortino → hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite → Rock Necropolis of Pantalica ⓘ
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Ferla → isGatewayTo → Rock Necropolis of Pantalica ⓘ
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area
Ferla → heritageDesignationNearby → UNESCO World Heritage Site Rock Necropolis of Pantalica ⓘ
linked to: Pantalica archaeological area