Corrado Melfi

Corrado Melfi
Corrado Melfi, Baron of St. John.

Corrado Melfi, Baron of St. John (Chiaramonte Gulfi, January 12, 1850 - January 9, 1940) was an Italian historian and archaeologist. At the end of XIX century he discovered the archeological site of Akrillai [1] and the minor site of Scornavacche, not far from Akrillai. In 1912 in his Cenni storici su Chiaramonte Gulfi he gave large accounts of his discoveries.

The findings of excavations are housed in the Hyblean Archaeological Museum of Ragusa and in the Archeological Museum of Syracuse.

References

  1. ^ G. Morando, I Chiaramontanissimi, Priulla editore, Palermo, 1996.
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