Archaeological and Natural Park of Santa Maria D'Agnano, Archaeological site and nature park near Ostuni, Italy.

The Archaeological and Natural Park of Santa Maria d'Agnano covers 13 hectares at the foot of the southern Murgia, about 2 km from Ostuni. It contains the Grotta di Santa Maria di Agnano, a large rock shelter where the skeleton of a pregnant woman, known as the Woman of Ostuni, was found with a fetus of about 33 weeks, and the Grotta dei Millenari, discovered in 2014.

Excavations led by Donato Coppola since 1987 uncovered the burial of a woman pregnant at about 33 weeks, known as Ostuni 1, dated to around 27,000 years ago, plus a second burial called Ostuni 2. The park was established in 1991 and is managed by the Museum of Preclassic Civilisations of the Southern Murgia. Research indicates the rock shelter hosted rites linked to a female image for roughly 30,000 years.

The rock shelter was used for about 30,000 years for rites and cults addressed to a female image, as shown by systematic research since 1991. The two burials found in the sanctuary cave are called Ostuni 1 and Ostuni 2, and casts of both are displayed in the cave and in the museum of preclassic civilisations of the southern Murgia.

The area can be explored through guided tours arranged with the management office. Wear sturdy shoes since the park covers uneven terrain with caves and natural formations.

The site contains the remains of a prehistoric pregnant woman buried with shell ornaments, representing one of the oldest documented burials of this kind. This discovery offers rare insight into living conditions and customs of that era.