Punta Secca
settlement · 30 BC – 2100 AD
An ancient settlement at Punta Secca on Sicily's southern coast. Many scholars have long identified it as a "Kaukana" mentioned by Ptolemy and Procopius, and this identification has been reflected in modern toponymy and in the scholarly literature. It has been rejected -- because there is no natural harbor at Punta Secca -- by R.J.A. Wilson in favor of an as-yet-unlocated position on the coast somewhere east of Capo Scalambri.
- Coordinates
- 36.78788, 14.50718
- Also known as
- Caucana (it), Caucana (it), Kaukuna (it), Kaukuna (it), Parco archeologico di Kaukana (it), Parco archeologico di Kaukana (it)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)