The three Egadi islands, that form a mini-archipelago off Trapani are called Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo and has about 4600 inhabitants. All three are blessed with beautiful coastlines immersed in glorious crystal-clear waters. The islands which are known to have been inhabited since prehistoric times (indeed, it is thought that Levanzo and Favignana formed part of the main island of Sicily in the Palaeolithic times), witnessed a very important event in Antiquity: for it was in these waters that the treaty sealing an end to the First Punic War (241 BC) was signed, whereby Carthage assigned Sicily to the Roman Empire.

The charcoal and animal fat paintings represent early attempts at fishing (both tuna and dolphins are discernible), animal husbandry (a woman leads a cow with a halter) and ritual images of dancing men and women with wide hips. The charcoal and animal fat paintings represent early attempts at fishing (both tuna and dolphins are discernible), pets (one woman leading a cow with a halter) ritual and images of men and women dancing with wide hips. These paintings are compatible with the Franco-Cantabrian cave paintings of Lascaux in southwest France and Altamira in Spain. These paintings are compatible with the Franco-Cantabrian cave paintings of Lascaux in France and south-west of Altamira in Spain.

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