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Artificial Reefs in Sicily: An Overview

Silvano RiggioFabio BadalamentiGiovanni D’anna

subject

geographyfood.ingredientgeography.geographical_feature_categorybiologyFishingbiology.organism_classificationArchaeologylanguage.human_languageFisheryBass (fish)foodCavePosidonia oceanicalanguageArtificial reefTunaSicilianShellfish

description

Sicilian cave drawings from the Grotta del Genovese, Isle of Levanzo (west Sicily) ca. 12 000 B.C. show silhouettes of dolphins, tuna, groupers and bass which, together with remains offish (tuna, groupers, bass and others), limpets and oysters from Grotta dell Uzzo, north-western Sicily, indicate the importance of fish and shellfish in the diet of coastal populations of that time (Villari, 1992a, 1992b). Remains of turtles (Caretta caretta), tuna and sharks are evidence of fishing activity during this period (Villari, 1995).

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2000-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4215-1_4