2,500-Year-Old ‘Sacred Pool’ Uncovered on Sicilian Island

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What was thought to be a military port is actually something much more intriguing, new research suggests

The team “excavated stratigraphically, layer by layer, in order to reconstruct its complex history and as it is—unexpectedly—connected with the phreatic aquifer [the Greek term for a natural spring] we had to pump water outside continuously,” Nigro explained in an email. Indeed, as the excavations revealed, the supposed kothon was not connected to the sea

Ba’al. Taken together, this evidence suggests the pool was a striking centerpiece to a substantial religious sanctuary.

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