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
Deep 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...