Underwater Caves Yield New Clues About Sicily’s First Residents

Credit: (Photo: Ilaria Patania)

WashU archaeologists are investigating coastal and underwater caves in southeastern Sicily, tracing early human dispersal onto the island.

« Underwater Caves Yield New Clues About Sicily’s First Residents

Credit: Ilaria Patania

Coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the island, according to a new study in PLOS ONE.

« Underwater Caves Yield New Clues About Sicily’s First Residents

Credit: Photo: Ilaria Patania

WashU archaeologists have recovered and analyzed stone tools and other items of interest from underwater caves and other coastal sites in southern Sicily.

« Underwater Caves Yield New Clues About Sicily’s First Residents

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