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Pantalica in the Sicilian Late Bronze and Iron Ages Excavations of the Rock-Cut Chamber Tombs by Paolo Orsi from 1895 To 1910.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leighton, Robert
Otros Autores: Albanese Procelli, Rosa Maria
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : Oxbow Books, Limited, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Book Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1: A short history of research
  • Robert Leighton
  • Antiquarians and first visitors
  • The campaigns of Paolo Orsi (1895-1910)
  • More recent work
  • 2: The main monuments and their location
  • Robert Leighton
  • Physical and environmental characteristics of the site
  • Surface area, tomb numbers and demography
  • The main burial areas
  • Caves
  • The Filiporto fortifications and tower
  • Rock-cut habitation chambers and other classical-Hellenistic structures
  • The "anaktoron"
  • Christian oratories
  • Trackways and more recent monuments
  • 3: Tomb forms and features
  • Robert Leighton
  • Curvilinear chambers
  • Quadrangular or quadrilateral chambers
  • Chronology
  • Doors and dromoi
  • Tombs with multiple chambers
  • Tombs with wider cultural connections
  • 4: Burial practices
  • Robert Leighton and Rosa Maria Albanese Procelli
  • Numbers and ages of the deceased
  • Internal layouts
  • Artefact combinations
  • Sex, gender and activity indicators
  • Feasting and drinking
  • Social standing and rank
  • 5: The pottery
  • Robert Leighton
  • Pottery styles and decoration
  • Amphorae
  • Askoi
  • Beakers, pyxides and similar forms
  • Bowls and basins without pedestals
  • Cups
  • Jars (small ovoidal types)
  • Jugs (round-necked, tubular- and strainer-spouted)
  • Jugs with sloping or triangular and trefoil rims (oinochoai)
  • Pedestal basins
  • Pedestal krater
  • Pedestal plates and bowls
  • Pithoi and large storage jars
  • Saucers and shallow bowls
  • Spindle whorls and loom weights
  • Pottery of later periods (Archaic-Byzantine)
  • 6: Metal and other artefacts
  • Rosa Maria Albanese Procelli
  • Bronze ornaments and dress items
  • Bronze weapons and utensils
  • Iron artefacts
  • Gold artefacts
  • Silver and lead artefacts
  • Other materials
  • 7: Chronology
  • Robert Leighton
  • Early research and traditional frameworks
  • Periods and terminology
  • Sicilian fibula typology and chronology
  • Other datable metal and pottery forms
  • Conclusions
  • 8: Catalogo delle tombe e dei corredi Catalogue of tombs and their contents from the Orsi excavations
  • Rosa Maria Albanese Procelli and Robert Leighton
  • English foreword and abbreviations
  • Avvertenze ed abbreviazioni
  • Necropoli Nord, scavi Orsi (1895, 1897, 1910)
  • Necropoli Nord-Ovest, scavi Orsi (1895, 1910)
  • Necropoli Sud, scavi Orsi (1900-1901, 1903, 1910)
  • Necropoli Cavetta, scavi Orsi (1895)
  • Necropoli di Filiporto, scavi Orsi (1895)
  • Provenienze varie
  • Bibliography