The Italic Sanctuary of Schiavi d'Abruzzo is an archaeological site located in the province of Chieti, Italy. It is a Samnite sanctuary dating back to the 2nd century BC. The sanctuary is located in the town of Colle della Torre, within the municipality of Schiavi d'Abruzzo. The sacred area was established at the beginning of the 2nd century BC. and included a main temple and terraced walls. In the 1st century BC it was enlarged with the addition of a second temple. The use of the sanctuary is documented up to the 4th century AD, with ceramics indicating occasional visits even during the medieval period1. Two necropolises were discovered near the sanctuary: one with capuchin tombs dating back to the 14th century and another with pit tombs from the 9th to the 6th century BC, subsequently destroyed by incineration tombs from the 2nd to the 1st century BC. The sanctuary is built on a terrace supported by a polygonal and square wall on the western side. The first temple, larger (21 x 11 m), had four stone columns on the facade and a podium accessible via a front staircase. The temple frieze was covered with terracotta slabs found during excavations. Subsequently, a second smaller temple (13.30 x 7.40 m) without a podium was built, with an altar located in front of it. The cell still retains its floor decorated in signino composed of white mosaic tiles2. In 1971, a votive deposit containing material dating from the 3rd to 2nd century BC was found near the second temple.
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