The Accidental Archaeologist: The Unfortunate Case of Antonio Filippello and the Coin Hoard of Castiglione (Catania, Sicily, 1818)

This paper describes a set of records from the State Archive of Palermo, that detail the experiences of Antonio Filippello, who, in 1818, unintentionally discovered some ancient coins during building renovations on his property in the small town of Castiglione (ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Antonino Crisà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2014-02-01
Series:Bulletin of the History of Archaeology
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Online Access:http://www.archaeologybulletin.org/article/view/526