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2. CHILD INHUMATIONS ON THE ISLAND OF MOTYA. NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE ARCHAIC CEMETERY
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LAURIA G, SCONZO P, FALSONE G, SINEO L, Celestino Pérez, S., Rodríguez González, E., and LAURIA G, SCONZO P, FALSONE G, SINEO L
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Settore BIO/08 - Antropologia ,Motya, paleo-anthropology, inhumation, child graves, foetuses - Abstract
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the interpretation of human remains and funerary rituals recently uncovered in the Archaic Necropolis of Motya. During the 20th century about 350 graves were brought to light by earlier explorations, showing that – apart from rare exceptions – adult cremation was the most common rite performed in archaic times (ca. 730-550 BC). This picture can be now changed in the light of the results of our recent fieldwork (seasons 2013-2017), showing that a large quantity of graves strikingly house remains of sub-adult individuals (i.e. foetuses, perinatals and children). While a few of them are cremated, the numerous inhumations recovered show clear patterns of short-life expectancy and precarious health conditions on the island, as frequently highlighted by an early age of death as well as by deficiency pathologies and their effects on human bones. El objetivo de este estudio es presentar nuevos datos sobre la interpretación de los rituales funerarios recientemente descubiertos en la Necrópolis Arcaica de Motya. Las primeras exploraciones realizadas durante el siglo XX sacaron a la luz en torno a 350 tumbas que demostraron que, salvo raras excepciones, la cremación de adultos era el rito más común en tiempos arcaicos (ca. 730-550 a. C.). Los resultados de nuestro reciente trabajo de campo (temporadas 2013-2017), muestran sorprendentemente que una gran cantidad de tumbas son restos de individuos subadultos (perinatales e infantiles). A pesar de que en algunas de las tumbas se encontraron restos de cremaciones, la mayoría de las tumbas excavadas pertenecían a enterramientos que muestran claramente una esperanza de vida corta y unas condiciones de salud precarias en la isla frecuentemente materializado en muertes a edad temprana, así como por los problemas patológicos y sus efectos en los huesos humanos.
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- 2020
3. Per un corpus dei marchi di cava punici e neopunici nell’edilizia della Tunisia. Prime note
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F. TOMASELLO, M. FANTAR, R. DE SIMONE, C. DEL VAIS, G. MONTALI, F. GHOZZI, Celestino Pérez, S, Rodríguez González E, F. TOMASELLO, M. FANTAR, R. DE SIMONE, C. DEL VAIS, G. MONTALI, and F. GHOZZI
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Quarry marks, Carthage, punic epigraphy, punic architecture ,Marchi di cava, Cartagine, epigrafia punica, architettura punica ,Settore L-ANT/07 - Archeologia Classica - Abstract
Le ricerche avviate in Tripolitania (Leptis Magna e Sabratha) sulla tradizione edilizia locale esaminata attraverso i marchi di cava punici e neopunici hanno coinvolto altre regioni del Mediterraneo e più recentemente alcuni siti archeologici della Tunisia. Nel corso delle due prime campagne (2017, 2018) l’interesse si è concentrato sulle aree archeologiche di Cartagine e su alcuni siti di Capo Bon. Ci si propone di redigere un corpus dei marchi di cava, scarsamente documentati o inediti, al fine di incrementare il repertorio oggi noto e di porlo in relazione alle tecniche costruttive di tradizione punica. Presentiamo una breve rassegna della documentazione epigrafica raccolta e una sintesi preliminare dei risultati. New investigations concerning building tradition seen through punic and neopunic mason’s marks (cfr. Tripolitania: Lepcis Magna and Sabratha) have involved other Mediterranean areas and recently archaeological sites in Tunisia. Two campaigns (2017, 2018) focused so far the metropolitan areas of Carthage and some sites of Cap Bon. The main aims are: a corpus of the poorly documented or unpublished mason’s marks; their connection with the Punic “traditional” building techniques. Hereby we discuss on some of the epigraphic mason’s marks so far identified in Tunisia.
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- 2020
4. IL POPOLAMENTO DI THARROS IN ETÀ FENICIA E PUNICA. ANALISI ANTROPOLOGICHE PRELIMINARI DALLA NECROPOLI MERIDIONALE DI CAPO SAN MARCO (PENISOLA DEL SINIS - OR)
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MELI F, FARISELLI AC, SINEO L, Celestino Pérez, S, Rodrìguez Gonzàles, E, and MELI F, FARISELLI AC, SINEO L
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Tharros, Anthropology, Inhumation, Cremation, Ancient Cemetery ,Tharros, Antropologia, Inumazione, Cremazione, Paleopatologia ,Settore BIO/08 - Antropologia - Abstract
Si riportano i primi dati dell’analisi antropologica eseguita sui resti scheletrici recuperati, da deposizioni primarie e secondarie, durante le recenti campagne di scavo effettuate nella necropoli meridionale di Tharros nell’ambito della Concessione ministeriale di ricerche e scavi archeologici in carico all’Università di Bologna. Tale studio rappresenta una nota preliminare dell’indagine bioarcheologica in corso ad opera del Laboratorio di Antropologia dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo con la Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni archeologici dell’Università di Bologna, sui resti antropologici tharrensi, e si inserisce in un più ampio progetto di ricerca rivolto alla ricostruzione del panorama funerario della colonia punica dell’Oristanese, nonché alla determinazione della fisionomia antropica e delle consuetudini alimentari e lavorative della sua comunità. L’analisi scheletrica dei resti umani, combusti e inumati, ascrivibili a tombe a pozzetto, a fossa e a camera ipogeica, ha rilevato un buon campione d’individui, da infans ad adulti. Allo stato attuale ciò che si evince dai dati elaborati fornisce importanti informazioni sull’età di morte, sulla costituzione e lo stile di vita degli individui. The first data of the anthropological analysis performed on the skeletal remains recovered, from primary and secondary depositions, during the recent excavation campaigns carried out in the necropolis southern Tharros as part of the Ministerial Concession for archaeological research and excavations in uploaded to the University of Bologna. This study represents a preliminary note of the investigation bioarchaeological underway by the Anthropology Laboratory of the University of Palermo with the School of Specialization in Archaeological Heritage of the University of Bologna, on the remains anthropological tharrensi, and is part of a larger research project aimed at reconstruction of the funerary landscape of the Punic colony of Oristano, as well as the determination of anthropic physiognomy and the food and work habits of his community. Theskeletal analysis of human remains, burned and inhumed, attributable to well, pit and chamber tombs hypogean, found a good sample of individuals, from infans to adults. At present what it is deduces from the processed data provides important information on the age of death, the constitution and the lifestyle of individuals.
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- 2020
5. Hierarchical organization and skilled workforces for constructing the Tartessic earthen building at Casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Spain).
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Cutillas-Victoria B, Lorenzon M, Rodríguez González E, and Celestino Pérez S
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- Spain, Humans, Archaeology, Construction Industry, Construction Materials
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This article presents the results of the geoarchaeological study of earthen building materials used in a Tartessic public building at Casas del Turuñuelo. The construction dates back to the fifth century BCE and is one of the monumental buildings of Tartessic culture, characterized by its complex architecture, prestige goods, and intentional destruction after a feast and animal sacrifice. We applied an integrated methodology combining macro and micro approaches to investigate earthen construction processes, such as techniques, labour organization, workers' specialization, and environmental exploitation. The sample mainly consists of mudbricks, but we also include other forms of earthen materials such as mud plasters, mud mortars, and geological soils for comparison. In total, 64 samples from different building parts were studied through X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, thin-section petrography, and CHN analyses. The results reveal that the workforce involved in the construction process used different resources and presented different skill levels, but was centrally planned and organized. This study reflects on the communities' knowledge of the environment, the logistic effort and technical skill employed in the building process, and the existence of strong political structures capable of managing the erection of the complex Tartessic buildings., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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6. Mass animal sacrifice at casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Spain): A unique Tartessian (Iron Age) site in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Iborra Eres MP, Albizuri S, Gutiérrez Rodríguez M, Jiménez Fragoso J, Lira Garrido J, Martín Cuervo M, Martínez Sánchez RM, Martínez Valle R, Mayoral Calzada AI, Nieto Espinet A, Rodríguez González E, Valenzuela-Lamas S, and Celestino Pérez S
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- Male, Female, Humans, Dogs, Animals, Swine, Cattle, Spain, Europe, Body Remains, Ceremonial Behavior, Bone and Bones
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Zooarchaeological analyses of the skeletal remains of 52 animals unearthed in the courtyard of an Iron Age Tartessian building known as Casas del Turuñuelo (Badajoz, Spain) shed light on a massive sacrifice forming part of a series of rituals linked to the site's last period of activity and final abandonment. The rites took place towards the end of the 5th century BCE when both the building (intentionally destroyed) and the sacrificed animals were intentionally buried under a tumulus 90 m in diameter and 6 m high. The main objective of the zooarchaeological and microstratigraphic analyses was to determine the phasing of the sacrificial depositions. Evidence gathered from taphonomic assessments and a series of radiocarbon datings indicate that the sacrifices fall into three consecutive phases spanning several years. The findings of the zooarchaeological analyses clearly point to a selection of equid and cattle males. Adult equids predominate (MNI = 41) followed by adult and sub-adult cattle (MNI = 6). Pigs, in turn, are only represented by a few adults and sub-adult females (MNI = 4). Among the animals is a single dog of undetermined sex between 3 and 4 years of age. The fact that the animals are mostly adults discards the likelihood that they died from natural causes or an epidemic. In addition, the scenographic deposition of certain equids in pairs, as well as evidence of the burning of plant offerings, suggest an intentional ritualistic sacrifice. Nine of the initial depositions of Phase 1 in the SE quadrant were scattered and certain of their bones bear marks characteristic of both prolonged open air exposure and scavengers. Another 31 animals from Phases 1 and 2 are represented by almost complete, articulated skeletons, indicating they were promptly covered. Phase 3, by contrast, reveals both almost complete and partial animals bearing clear signs of processing for human consumption. This study thus sheds light on both the sequence of the animal sacrifices and the protocols linked to rites accompanied by the celebration of banquets. Certain features associated with the sealing of this building under a tumulus offer evidence of the decline of the Tartessian Culture. This study thus advances notions serving to contextualize ritual animal sacrifices in the framework of practice observed at other Iron Age sites in the Iberian Peninsula and elsewhere throughout Europe., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2023 Iborra Eres et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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- 2023
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