Corrado Melfi Explained

Corrado Melfi, Baron of St. John^[1] (Chiaramonte Gulfi, January 16, 1850 - January 9, 1940) was an Italian historian and archaeologist. At the end of the 19th century he discovered the archeological site of Akrillai^[2] and the minor site of Scornavacche, not far from Akrillai. In 1912 he gave large accounts of his discoveries in his Cenni storici su Chiaramonte Gulfi.

The findings of excavations are housed in the Hyblean Archaeological Museum of Ragusa and in the Archeological Museum of Syracuse.^[3]

Notes and References

1. F. San Martino De Spucches, La storia dei feudi e dei titoli nobiliari in Sicilia, Boccone del povero, Palermo, 1931.
2. G. Morando, I Chiaramontanissimi, Priulla editore, Palermo, 1996.
3. N. Bonacasa, Commemorazione di Antonino Di Vita, Rend. Mor. Acc. Lincei s.9 volume 23, 299-313 (2012).