"Ci sono più cose in cielo e in terra..." Due metodologie diverse per investigare il passato: il Castello Nuovo di Sciacca tra storia e archeologia

The history of Sciacca and Castello Nuovo documented by archival sources and further enriched by the researches conducted by Soprintendenza of Agrigento is in the dump of the castle, which has yielded important evidence for its material culture. The paper proceeds through the synoptic reading of the archaeological and archive data, offers a pattern of daily life at the castle from the 14th to the 16th century, when Sciacca with its port plays a leading role in Mediterranean trade.