The chora of Metaponto 4 [electronic resource] : the late Roman farmhouse at San Biagio / Erminia Lapadula ; edited by Joseph Coleman Carter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lapadula, Erminia, 1967-

Contributor:

Carter, Joseph Coleman.

University of Texas at Austin. Institute of Classical Archaeology.

Packard Humanities Institute.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farmhouses--Italy--Metapontum (Extinct city).

Farmhouses.

Agricultural colonies--Italy--Metapontum (Extinct city).

Agricultural colonies.

Greeks--Italy--Metapontum (Extinct city).

Greeks.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy--Metapontum (Extinct city).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Metapontum (Extinct city).

Metapontum (Extinct city)--Rural conditions.

Metaponto Region (Italy)--Antiquities.

Metaponto Region (Italy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology's series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto presents the excavation of the Late Roman farmhouse at San Biagio. Located near the site of an earlier Greek sanctuary, this modest but well-appointed structure was an unexpected find from a period generally marked by large landholdings and monumental villas. Description of earlier periods of occupation (Neolithic and Greek) is followed by a detailed discussion of the farmhouse itself and its historical and socioeconomic context. The catalogs and analyses of finds include impressive deposits of coins from the late third and early fourth centuries AD. Use of virtual reality CAD software has yielded a deeper understanding of the architectural structure and its reconstruction. A remarkable feature is the small bath complex, with its examples of window glass. This study reveals the existence of a small but viable rural social and economic entity and alternative to the traditional image of crisis and decline during the Late Imperial period.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. The Farmhouse at San Biagio and the Agricultural Landscape of Basilicata in the Roman Period

2. The Excavation and Structures

The Setting

The 1980 Excavation The Site

Re-evaluation of the Site’s Occupation

Building Materials

Interpretation of the Roman Structure Carter’s 1980 Interpretation

Virtual Archaeology: A Proposed Reconstruction

3. The Materials: Prehistoric through the Roman Republican Period

Introduction

Pottery and Other Neolithic Artifacts

Black Gloss and Grey Ware

Banded Ware, Miniatures, and Plain Ware

Cooking Ware

Transport Amphorae

Architectural Terracottas

Coroplastic

Loom Weights

4. The Materials: The Roman Imperial Period

5. Furnishings, Utilitarian Artifacts, and Coins

Personal Artifacts

Household Instruments

Spinning, Weaving, and Sewing

Lamps

Tools for Fire-lighting, Carpentry, and Woodworking

The Repair of Dolia

Window Glass

Coins

6. Archaeozoology, Archaeometry, and Ceramic Analysis

The Archaeozoological Data

A Goat Skeleton from the Roman Period

Archaeometric Analyses of Metal, Glass, and Plaster

Microscopy of Selected Pottery Fabrics

7. Conclusions

Reference Materials

Notes:

"Institute of Classical Archaeology, Packard Humanities Institute."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-292-73542-1

OCLC:

808341842