The so-called "Kothon" is a large, rectangular, artificial pool dating to the Punic period of Sicily and located on the island of Motya. Originally interpreted as an artificial port basin, recent research reinterpets it as a freshwater basin with functions sacred to the god Ba'al and constituting the central component of a large sanctuary.
Kothon
Heidrun Wiesenmüller
2022-04-28T08:30:22-04:00
Kothon
PECS (Perseus) MOTYA (St. Pantateo) Trapani, Sicily
Nigro 2022
Nigro 2014
Pleiades
Ba'al
The so-called "Kothon" is a large, rectangular, artificial pool dating to the Punic period of Sicily and located on the island of Motya. Originally interpreted as an artificial port basin, recent research reinterpets it as a freshwater basin with functions sacred to the god Ba'al and constituting the central component of a large sanctuary.
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2022-04-28T08:30:22-04:00
Imagery location of Kothon
-750
-550
Pleiades
Archaic (Greco-Roman; 750-550 BCE/BC)
The Archaic period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is seen to begin in the year 750 and end in the year 550 before the birth of Christ. [[-750, -550]]
an artificial basin of the Punic phase; verified in Google Earth 2013
sanctuary (religious center)
A sanctuary as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus term 300391482: "Centers or sites having religious sanctuaries as a primary focus."
port