The Chora of Metaponto 6 A Greek Settlement at Sant'Angelo Vecchio / 6, A Greek settlement at Sant'Angelo Vecchio / [electronic resource] : Francesca Silvestrelli and Ingrid E.M. Edlund-Berry ; Joseph Coleman Carter, series editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silvestrelli, Francesca, author.

Edlund-Berry, Ingrid E. M., author.

Contributor:

Carter, Joseph Coleman, editor.

Packard Humanities Institute.

University of Texas at Austin. Institute of Classical Archaeology.

Series:

The Chora of Metaponto ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Kilns.

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).

Metaponto Region (Italy)--Antiquities.

Metaponto Region (Italy).

Metapontum (Extinct city).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (678 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, photographs.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 2016.

Summary:

The sixth volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology’s series on the rural countryside (chora) of Metaponto is a study of the Greek settlement at Sant’Angelo Vecchio. Located on a slope overlooking the Basento River, the site illustrates the extraordinary variety of settlements and uses of the territory from prehistory through the current day. Excavators brought to light a Late Archaic farmhouse, evidence of a sanctuary near a spring, and a cluster of eight burials of the mid-fifth century BC, but the most impressive remains belong to a production area with kilns. Active in the Hellenistic, Late Republican, and Early Imperial periods, these kilns illuminate important and lesser-known features of production in the chora of a Greek city and also chronicle the occupation of the territory in these periods. The thorough, diachronic presentation of the evidence from Sant’Angelo Vecchio is complemented by specialist studies on the environment, landscape, and artifacts, which date from prehistory to the post-medieval period. Significantly, the evidence spans the range of Greek site types (farmhouse, necropolis, sanctuary, and production center) as well as the Greek dates (from the Archaic to Early Imperial periods) highlighted during ICA’s survey of the Metapontine chora. In this regard, Chora 6 enhances the four volumes of The Chora of Metaponto 3: Archaeological Field Survey—Bradano to Basento and provides further insight into how sites in the chora interacted throughout its history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Illustration Credits

Preface

Part I

1. The Many Lives of a Rural Site: Sant’Angelo Vecchio

2. Site Phasing, Stratigraphy, and Site Assemblage

3. The Structures at Sant’Angelo Vecchio

4. The Tombs at Sant’Angelo Vecchio

5. Ceramic Production at Sant’Angelo Vecchio and in the Metapontine Chora

6. Sant’Angelo Vecchio in the Medieval and Post-Medieval Periods

Part II

7. Geologic Setting

8. Archaeobotanical Analysis

9. Charred Plant Remains and Plant Impressions in Fired Clay Fragments from Sant’Angelo Vecchio

10. Observations on the Vegetation and Landscape Dynamics

11. Faunal Analysis

12. Marine Shells

Part III

Catalog Abbreviations

13. Prehistoric Artifacts

14. Corinthian Pottery

15. Black-gloss Ware and Lamps

16. Unguentaria

17. Red Ware

18. Grey Ware

19. Miniatures

20. Banded Ware

21. Plain and Coarse Wares

22. Lagynoi

23. Louteria

24. Mortaria

25. Cooking Ware

26. Roman and Late Roman Wares

27. Transport Amphorae

28. Opus Doliare

29. The Architectural Terracottas: Some Considerations on Production

30. The Molds from Sant’Angelo Vecchio

31. Loom Weights

32. Roof Tiles and Bricks

33. Kiln and Workshop Furniture

34. Evidence for Pottery Production: Fabric Analysis

35. Metal Objects

36. Greek Lithic Material

37. Post-Medieval Pottery

Appendices

Appendix A—Assemblage Tables

Appendix B—Census of Production Sites

Appendix C—Archaeobotanical Analysis: Pollen and NPPs

Reference Material

References

Index

Notes:

"Institude of Classical Archaeology, Packard Humanities Institute."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4773-0968-3

OCLC:

957701036