No-city cyclopean walls predate Roman arrival in Italy

No-city cyclopean walls predate Roman arrival in Italy. Central Italy has dozens of abandoned cyclopean walls with no associated buildings or settlements No datable wood or organic materials remain at these sites No burial grounds found at wall sites

Central Italy has dozens of cyclopean walls, many encircling ancient towns and villages. Scholars debate their true age and origins 🤔

Key Facts

• Central Italy has dozens of abandoned cyclopean walls with no associated buildings or settlements
• No datable wood or organic materials remain at these sites
• No burial grounds found at wall sites
• Romans did not live at or write about these locations
• Walls were already abandoned when Romans arrived in 4th century BC
• Walls are older than the mainstream 5th century BC dating suggests, but true age remains unknown

Source: Where Experts Fail: No-City Cyclopean Walls, in Italy. by One-eyed giant building walls