Grotta di Sant'Angelo

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Location:	Cassano Allo Ionio
Open:	01-JUN to daily 9-13, 15-19. [2007]
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Classification:	Karst cave.
Light:	electric.
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Address:	Grotte di Sant'Angelo, Tel: +390-335-7955780, Tel: +390-3472-651755. Responsabile del Servizio: Tel: +390-981-780204. Ufficio Turistico: Tel: +390-981-780270. Guide: Tel: +390-981-780281.
Last update:	$Date: 2008/11/16 13:31:52 $

History


1962		start of archaeological excavations by professor Santo Tinè.
1964		excavations completed.
1977		start of exploration campaign by the commissione Grotte "Eugenio Boegan" from Trieste.
1978		start of more archaeological excavations.
1979		speleologic exploration completed.
1982		archaeological excavations completed.
20-APR-2002		cave opened to the public.

Description

The area west of the village Cassano Allo Ionio is a small karst area named roccione di San Marco. There are numerous karst caves of various sizes, one of them has been developed into a show cave several years ago. The caves were inhabited by man since the Middle Neolithic, about 6,000 years ago. Excavations carried out by professor Santo Tinè during the sixties revealed numerous The speleologic exploration started more than 10 years later, in 1977. The commissione Grotte "Eugenio Boegan", a rather famous caving club from Trieste, created a register of caves. They explored and surveyed 16 caves in the area, including the Vucco Ucciardo (Liars Mouth), which is the only cave visible from the village. They found a lot of pottery inside, which were daily use items like storage pots, sieves, and milt pots. At the same time more archaeological aexcavations revealed a Neolithic burial in the cave Pavolella

The two biggest caves in the area, both more than one kilometre long, are Grotta Inferiore di Sant'Angelo (Lower Cave of Saint Michael) and Grotta Superiore di Sant'Angelo (Upper Cave of Saint Michael).

Grotta di Sant'Angelo

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