Roman furnaces in Alcamo

a Pleiades place resource

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Last modified Aug 08, 2026 04:19 PM — History

tags: kiln

A productive site in Alcamo Marina was discovered in 2000 and includes kilns from the Roman period.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/936341523

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.020483714, 12.9063846834

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Roman furnaces in Alcamo (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Roman furnaces in Alcamo makes connections with:

Roman furnaces in Alcamo located on Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)

Roman furnaces in Alcamo receives connections from:

None

Place type:
production center (manufacturing, fishing)

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See Further:

Wikipedia (Italian) Fornaci romane di Alcamo

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Roman furnaces in Alcamo: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/936341523> [accessed: 08 October 2026]

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