June
03
/ 2021
It was long thought that the Segesta Archaeological Park, in Sicily, had given up most of her secrets to Victorian-era archaeologists and treasure hunters. However, it now appears it hadn’t. A team of archaeologists studying what is described as a “monumental building” in Segesta located near the portico at the end of the ancient agora have made a stunning discovery. At the base of an ancient statue plinth, the excavators discovered the chiseled name, and a list of works, of an elite Sicilian who had financially supported and managed the building of several monumental public structures. Archaeologists doing excavations at Segesta Archaeological Park have discovered the name of an elite Sicilian carved into the base of a statue plinth. (
