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The first news about the Schiavi antiquities dates back to a report on the epigraphs discovered in the area, published in Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum del Mommsen in 1857.
In the same year, Minervini described the finds from Colle della Torre in the report on the Pietrabbondante excavations.
In 1913, a report by Luigi Tredicine, a local scholar, mentions finds from tombs in the vicinity of the temple, which was already partly visible. However, most of the information dates back to the 1930s and ‘40s.
Desiderato Scenna, head of the Reale Liceo in Chieti and Honorary Inspector of Monuments, was the man who provided the most detailed description of the remains of the main temple, which he identified during an inspection in late 1936. A year later, the excavation of the monument was entrusted to Tito Tredicine, Honorary Inspector, who also recovered numerous decorative and architectural fragments.
Despite the fact that the importance of the remains and their pre-Roman origins were now clear, excavations only got underway again in 1964, continuing until 1974. This resulted in the discovery and reconstruction of the minor temple. New archaeological investigations, from 1994 onwards, provided a clearer picture of the cult complex, discovering the altar in front of the smaller building. They also focused on the complex, long life of the site until mediaeval times, represented by the tower which gives its name to the location, the church and the necropolis built over the temples. |
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