Cefalù Polygonal Walls
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Massive polygonal masonry foundations on the slopes of the Rocca above Cefalù, on Sicily's northern coast. The walls support the so-called Temple of Diana — a later Roman/Norman rebuild atop substantially older megalithic courses. The lower polygonal blocks match the cyclopean tradition seen at Cuzco, Alatri, and Delphi : irregular many-sided faces fitted to sub-millimeter seams without mortar. Local archaeology attributes the construction to a 9th-century BCE Sicel occupation, but Hugh Newman and other independent investigators have documented courses of substantially older style at the base of the cliff.
Look Closer — this site carries open questions: polygonal, interlocking masonry; stones fitted without mortar, almost no gap.
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Ancient Polygonal Walls of Cefalù, Sicily | The Temple of Diana | MegalithomaniaHugh Newman / Megalithomania