Traces have been found of a small Elymian settlement, called Hippana or Hyppana, dating from the 8th-6th centuries BC on the nearby Montagna dei Cavalli.
tɹˈeɪsᵻz hɐvbɪn fˈaʊnd əvə smˈɔːl ɛlˈɪmiən sˈɛɾəlmənt, kˈɔːld hɪpˈɑːnə ɔːɹ hɪpˈɑːnə, dˈeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ˈeɪtθ sˈɪksθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz bˌiːsˈiː ɔnðə nˈɪɹbaɪ mˈɔntæɡnə dˈeɪ kˈævæli.