Seventh-Century Burials Discovered at Temple of Concordia

PALERMO, SICILY—The skeletons of two men thought to have been buried in the seventh-century A.D. have been unearthed by a team from the University of Palermo near the Temple of Concordia in Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples. The valley is known for its seven well-preserved Greek temples. “The find is important because it shows a human presence in the city during the post-classical age,” Valentina Caminneci, an archaeologist at Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, told The Local, Italy. Further investigations could reveal if a Christian cemetery was placed in front of the temple after it was converted into a Christian basilica by the archbishop Gregory of Agrigento. For more, go to "The Fight for Ancient Sicily."