The Scorrione west cemetery with cave vaults in Modica (Ragusa, Italy) in Sicily during the migration period

The excavation campaigns carried out in 2020 and 2021 at the hypogeal cemetery Scorrione West (Modica, Ragusa, Sicily) have resulted in discovery of several architectural structures cut out in the natural rock walls, as well as of well-preserved inhumation graves with well-preserved funerary goods. Among the latter, a number of clothing accessories and ornaments dating from the 5th century show an exceptional character in their regional background. The paper reviews connections between these finds and the Mediterranean and Central European regions, as well as with military sphere of that time. It is argued that the Scorrione finds may be linked to military posts in the peripheral territory of Syracuse, during the period when Sicily was part of «barbarian» kingdoms.