Il Castello dei Tre Cantoni a Scicli in the light of new excavations. Some Observations

In connection with a research programme concerning the role of the Normans in the formation of the cultural face of medieval Europe, the Research Centre for Late Antique and Early Medieval Studies of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology 􀀳􀁒􀁏􀁌􀁖􀁋􀀃􀀤􀁆􀁄􀁇􀁈􀁐􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀶􀁆􀁌􀁈􀁑􀁆􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀀺􀁕􀁒􀁆􀃡􀁄􀁚􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁊􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁈􀁛􀁆􀁄􀁙􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀀶􀁆􀁌􀁆􀁏􀁌􀀃􀁅􀁄􀁖􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁆􀁌􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁌􀁉􀁌􀁆􀀃 cooperation agreement with Soprintendenza per i Beni Culturali ed Ambientali di 􀀵􀁄􀁊􀁘􀁖􀁄􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁘􀁓􀁓􀁒􀁕􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁏􀁒􀁆􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁙􀁒􀁏􀁘􀁑􀁗􀁈􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁍􀁈􀁆􀁗􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁆􀁈􀁕􀁑􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁏􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁎􀁑􀁒􀁚􀁑􀀃 􀁄􀁖􀀃 􀀦􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁈􀁏􀁏􀁒􀀃 􀁇􀁈􀁌􀀃 􀀷􀁕􀁈􀀃 􀀦􀁄􀁑􀁗􀁒􀁑􀁌􀀃 􀀋􀁄􀁏􀁖􀁒􀀃 􀀦􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁈􀁏􀁏􀁘􀁆􀁆􀁌􀁒􀀌􀀏􀀃 􀁒􀁆􀁆􀁘􀁓􀁜􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃 􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁒􀁓􀀃 􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃 􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀶􀀑􀀃 􀀰􀁄􀁗􀁗􀁈􀁒􀀃􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁒􀁚􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀶􀁆􀁌􀁆􀁏􀁌􀀃􀀋􀀩􀁌􀁊􀀑􀀃􀀔􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁌􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁖􀁗􀁕􀁘􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁅􀁒􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁏􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃 􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁌􀁕􀀃􀁉􀁘􀁑􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁌􀁒􀁇􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁐􀁄􀁌􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁘􀁅􀁍􀁈􀁆􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁔􀁘􀁌􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁆􀁋􀁄􀁈􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁊􀁌􀁖􀁗􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁖􀁗􀁒􀁕􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃 􀁄􀁕􀁆􀁋􀁌􀁗􀁈􀁆􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁖􀁗􀁒􀁕􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁕􀁕􀁌􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀀕􀀓􀀔􀀛􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁇􀁘􀁆􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁌􀁕􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁐􀁄- tion, documented by systematic excavations, on the chronology of the fortification on the hill of San Matteo. Thanks to them, it was possible to discover a building workshop dating from the second half of the 14th to the first half of the 15th century and confirm nd half of the 14th century.