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Prehistoric wine discovered in inaccessible caves forces a rethink of ancient Sicilian culture

  • Written by Davide Tanasi, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Center for Visualization and Applied Spatial Technologies (CVAST), University of South Florida
Prehistoric wine discovered in inaccessible caves forces a rethink of ancient Sicilian cultureDeep inside Monte Kronio, hot, humid and sulfurous caves held an ancient secret.Giuseppe Savino, La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche, CC BY-ND

Monte Kronio rises 1,300 feet above the geothermally active landscape of southwestern Sicily. Hidden in its bowels is a labyrinthine system of caves, filled with hot sulfuric vapors. At lower levels, these...

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