Pontecagnano
settlement · 750 BC – 2099 AD
The ancient settlement of Pontecagnano is located on the plain of the Sele river, about 4 km from the sea. Settlement begins in the Chalcolithic period. The Early Iron Age sees the arrival of people identified as Villanovans who originated in South Etruria, initiating a proto-urban phase of the settlement covering some 80 ha.
- Coordinates
- 40.64650, 14.87160
- Also known as
- Pontecagnano, Pontecagnano Faiano (it)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)