Talk:Sicels

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I think anything about Sicel inscriptions, where they are found, on stones or on artifacts, and published comment, would enrich the context here. I didn't know there were Sicel inscriptions. --Wetman 02:30, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I found at least one credible reference to Sicel inscriptions here, which also shows an example (from Centuripe):[[1]. I dare say that it looks Indo-European, but that's just a guess. It's no wonder the Sicel language is generally regarded as an Indo-European language. Alexander 007 04:24, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

There's a map at the Italian Wikipedia article that I'd have transposed here, if I were competent. The date of 1400 BC for the arrival of the Sicels is much too early, if their culture was an iron-using one. What does the best archaeology report on this? --Wetman 18:05, 8 July 2006 (UTC)