Jeremy Hayne
University of Glasgow, Archaeology, Alumnus
- Archaeology, Post-Colonialism, Mediterranean archaeology, Nuragic Archaeology, Età del Ferro in Sardegna, Punic terracottas, and 19 moreArchaeology of Ritual, Material Culture Studies, Archaeology of Beer and Cereal Fermentation, Archaeology of Mediterranean Trade, Sardinian Nuragic, Iron Age, Nuragici e fenici, Sant'Imbenia nell'età del Ferro nei rapporti con il mondo mediterraneo in un convegno del 2007, Shrines and sanctuaries, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica E Nuragica in Sardegna, Mediterranean prehistory, Early Iron Age, Wine and Olive Oil Production, Amphorae, Trade, Antic Technology, Migration (Anthropology), and Gender Studiesedit
Local Experiences of Connectivity and Mobility in the Ancient West-Central Mediterranean brings together a series of papers that explore theoretical and material approaches to connectivity and mobility in the ancient Central and Western... more
Local Experiences of Connectivity and Mobility in the Ancient West-Central Mediterranean brings together a series of papers that explore theoretical and material approaches to connectivity and mobility in the ancient Central and Western Mediterranean. The diverse contributions span the period of the Late Bronze Age through the Late Roman period and focus on locales across the central-western Mediterranean region, specifically Iberia, Southern France, North Africa, Italy, Sicily, the Balearic Islands, Sardinia, and Corsica. Case studies are grouped around the themes of people, things, and landscapes. Focusing on the small-scale picture, they illuminate local experiences of connectivity and mobility that run “against the grain” of more usual large-scale narratives of Greek, Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman contact and colonization in the west. Taken together, the chapters demonstrate the value of dialogue across regional and national divides that have traditionally fragmented research in these regions. Further, they bring out the common themes that emerge when approaching connectivity and mobility from a broad diachronic perspective when not confined by traditional divisions between prehistory and the classical period. The book highlights the work of emerging scholars, framed by discussions by prominent scholars in the field, combining deep expertise with fresh perspectives and new approaches to connectivity and mobility in the ancient world.
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The Phoenicians never built settlements on the Italian mainland, and the evidence of a Phoenician presence on the Italian peninsula is based mainly on the discovery of luxury items and material found from excavations of indigenous... more
The Phoenicians never built settlements on the Italian mainland, and the evidence of a Phoenician presence on the Italian peninsula is based mainly on the discovery of luxury items and material found from excavations of indigenous communities, mostly graves. This evidence has often been studied in isolation from the local context. Recent studies have shown, however, that they were part of a larger cross Mediterranean network alongside Greeks, Etruscans, and Sardinians. This chapter examines evidence from the earlier first millennium bce, demonstrating the importance of seeing the material culture in context and concluding that Phoenician influence was a significant strand in the various influences that led to the development of first millennium bce Italian communities.
The construction and development of large sanctuaries in Sardinia was an important phase in the development of the island’s communities in the period between the Final Bronze and the Early Iron Ages. Through a discussion of three north... more
The construction and development of large sanctuaries in Sardinia was an important phase in the development of the island’s communities in the period between the Final Bronze and the Early Iron Ages. Through a discussion of three north Sardinian water sanctuaries, this paper argues that the changes in the material culture and architecture of the sanctuaries signalled changes to the local populations and the development of more complex societies at the beginning of the first millennium; a transformation that also took place through the entanglements with foreign communities. The sanctuaries themselves were ritual centres where the local populations mediated these changes through ritual actions of commensality.
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Abstract A common shortcoming of traditional investigations into identity and material culture is an underestimation of how far static material culture can signal the complex, shifting and multifaceted human identities. In the... more
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A common shortcoming of traditional investigations into identity and material culture is an underestimation of how far static material culture can signal the complex, shifting and multifaceted human identities. In the Mediterranean during the first millennium BC, the presence of foreign material culture in culture contact situations is often understood to signal the consumption of foreign material by local communities.
But food and drink consumption play a crucial role in the creation and maintenance of the participants’ identities: it is not solely a passive acceptance of foreign practices.
In short, foreign material consumption does not just mean wholesale acceptance but rather selective appropriation, which can shed light on the types of interactions that took place between local and foreign communities. Using theoretical models from sociology and anthropology, this article explores the relationship between alcohol consumption and the construction of identities, particularly how the presence of foreign wine-related material culture in indigenous sites related to changes in the local societies. The Iron Age in Sardinia was a period of noticeable change, and ritual consumption in the form of feasting and drinking was important for maintaining
and reaffirming the communal and social identities of the local communities. The evidence suggests that active interactions with foreigners in the Iron Age led to the regionalisation of the island communities resulting in changes to local ideologies
and social identities.
A common shortcoming of traditional investigations into identity and material culture is an underestimation of how far static material culture can signal the complex, shifting and multifaceted human identities. In the Mediterranean during the first millennium BC, the presence of foreign material culture in culture contact situations is often understood to signal the consumption of foreign material by local communities.
But food and drink consumption play a crucial role in the creation and maintenance of the participants’ identities: it is not solely a passive acceptance of foreign practices.
In short, foreign material consumption does not just mean wholesale acceptance but rather selective appropriation, which can shed light on the types of interactions that took place between local and foreign communities. Using theoretical models from sociology and anthropology, this article explores the relationship between alcohol consumption and the construction of identities, particularly how the presence of foreign wine-related material culture in indigenous sites related to changes in the local societies. The Iron Age in Sardinia was a period of noticeable change, and ritual consumption in the form of feasting and drinking was important for maintaining
and reaffirming the communal and social identities of the local communities. The evidence suggests that active interactions with foreigners in the Iron Age led to the regionalisation of the island communities resulting in changes to local ideologies
and social identities.
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This paper examines archaeological data from the excavation on the island of Proratora, north-east Sardinia. The amphora evidence suggests that the site formed part of the maritime networks that stretched across the western Mediterranean.... more
This paper examines archaeological data from the excavation on the island of Proratora, north-east Sardinia. The amphora evidence suggests that the site formed part of the maritime networks that stretched across the western Mediterranean. Indications point to continuing contact with vectors carrying Carthaginian goods throughout the second century BCE. The site may have been both a workshop continuing traditional Carthaginian economic practices and a place for the storage and distribution of material with connections to Olbia and elsewhere. Furthermore, the evidence is in line with other data from surveys from nearby areas on the mainland. The currently excavated site is quite small, but a survey of the surrounding zone suggests that this was originally more extensive, something which can be verified by further excavation.
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Abstract This paper examines amphora lids found in later Punic contexts. Perhaps due to the difficulties in classifying them, these artefacts are often overlooked in the Punic ceramic repertoire, but are certainly an important part of... more
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This paper examines amphora lids found in later Punic contexts. Perhaps due to the difficulties in classifying them, these artefacts are often overlooked in the Punic ceramic repertoire, but are certainly an important part of the material evidence. Our samples focus on specific types with an inner rim and come from three excavations in west Sardinia. In this article, we note some ambiguities of production and consider whether these were covers made for amphorae or cooking vessels, or did they have a generic function? They seem to relate principally to the later Punic period after the fourth century BCE and were probably used to cover the torpedo shaped Punic amphorae from that period. We note their provenance within Sardinia and recognise further examples from Sicily, suggesting a western Mediterranean production.
This paper examines amphora lids found in later Punic contexts. Perhaps due to the difficulties in classifying them, these artefacts are often overlooked in the Punic ceramic repertoire, but are certainly an important part of the material evidence. Our samples focus on specific types with an inner rim and come from three excavations in west Sardinia. In this article, we note some ambiguities of production and consider whether these were covers made for amphorae or cooking vessels, or did they have a generic function? They seem to relate principally to the later Punic period after the fourth century BCE and were probably used to cover the torpedo shaped Punic amphorae from that period. We note their provenance within Sardinia and recognise further examples from Sicily, suggesting a western Mediterranean production.
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Nell’ambito delle molteplici attivita del Progetto S’Urachi, tra il 2014 e il 2016 sono stati effettuati una prospezione e alcuni sondaggi stratigrafici presso la localita di Su Padrigheddu (San Vero Milis, OR). Il sito, inizialmente... more
Nell’ambito delle molteplici attivita del Progetto S’Urachi, tra il 2014 e il 2016 sono stati effettuati una prospezione e alcuni sondaggi stratigrafici presso la localita di Su Padrigheddu (San Vero Milis, OR). Il sito, inizialmente considerato un’area di carattere funerario, sulla base della cultura materiale recuperata nel corso degli anni ‘80 del secolo scorso puo essere riletto come un abitato dell’eta del Ferro presso il nuraghe S’Urachi. Nel presente contributo vengono descritti i piu recenti interventi archeologici in questo sito e si offre una panoramica della cultura ceramica e dei resti faunistici recuperati attraverso i sondaggi di scavo. I risultati discussi confermano dunque un carattere abitativo per Su Padrigheddu dove e possibile intravedere una forte interazione tra l’elemento nuragico e quello fenicio attraverso le pratiche culinarie e di consumo. As a part of the ongoing work of the ProgettoS’Urachi, a site-based survey and small excavation were carried out in ...
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Prehistoric Sardinia is best known for its Bronze Age Nuragic culture which lasted from the mid-2nd millennium until the early 1st millennium. The Iron Age and later prehistory of the island are often subsumed into discourses that... more
Prehistoric Sardinia is best known for its Bronze Age Nuragic culture which lasted from the mid-2nd millennium until the early 1st millennium. The Iron Age and later prehistory of the island are often subsumed into discourses that emphasise the colonising Phoenicians (8th-6th centuries BC) and Carthaginians (6th-2nd centuries BC). In the north of the island the local communities, being neither part of the Bronze Age Nuragic culture nor of the colonized world of the south, are seen in relation to foreign communities rather than from local perspectives. This thesis uses postcolonial theoretical frameworks of island identity, consumption and materiality to examine the local/foreign interactions that take place in north Sardinia in the period between 900 – 200 BC. The main focus is to set the interrelationships between the local Sardinian communities and the Phoenician, Etruscan, Greek and Carthaginian traders and settlers who frequented the shores in a context that emphasises local and...
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La seconda relazione preliminare del Progetto S’Urachi (San Vero Milis, OR) presenta i risultati principali del secondo triennio (2016-18) di ricerche archeologiche che hanno interessato varie aree circostanti il complesso nuragico,... more
La seconda relazione preliminare del Progetto S’Urachi (San Vero Milis, OR) presenta i risultati principali del secondo triennio (2016-18) di ricerche archeologiche che hanno interessato varie aree circostanti il complesso nuragico, occupate fra l’eta del Ferro e il periodo romano. Vengono descritti i contesti messi in luce in due aree di scavo estese e in quattro saggi stratigrafici, nonche i nuovi dati acquisiti tramite gli studi delle ampie collezioni di reperti ceramici, faunistici e botanici recuperate negli scavi. Queste evidenze e le loro interpretazioni permettono di gettare luce sulla vita quotidiana lungo l’intero primo millennio a.C. The second preliminary report of the S’Urachi Project (San Vero Milis, OR) presents the main results of three years of archaeological research (2016-18) in a range of areas around the Nuragic complex that were occupied between the Iron Age and the Roman period. It offers careful descriptions of the situations and contexts brought to light in ...
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The Sardinian Nuragic Iron Age marks a new phase in the prehistory of Sardinia. The Iron Age was a period of transformation and reorganization of the Nuragic communities who no longer lived in the Bronze Age towers but whose life and... more
The Sardinian Nuragic Iron Age marks a new phase in the prehistory of Sardinia. The Iron Age was a period of transformation and reorganization of the Nuragic communities who no longer lived in the Bronze Age towers but whose life and sociopolitical organization were centered around compact villages and large sanctuaries. The period also signals greater contact with Levantine traders and settlers whose presence also led to the fragmentation of the Bronze Age culture and the creation of the Iron Age.
The appearance of large socioreligious sanctuaries in Sardinia at the start of the Iron Age heralds a new period in the Nuragic culture of the island. Alongside the construction of densely populated “proto‐urban” villages, they mark a... more
The appearance of large socioreligious sanctuaries in Sardinia at the start of the Iron Age heralds a new period in the Nuragic culture of the island. Alongside the construction of densely populated “proto‐urban” villages, they mark a break with the past Bronze Age culture and signal new ways of territorial management and religious organization that originated with water and well temples. They were also fundamental for the control and distribution of metal resources by the Nuragic elites.
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Connections between Early Iron Age Sardinia and the wider Mediterranean world are frequently revealed through the imported material culture found on the island, which often demonstrate how material both influenced and was adapted to local... more
Connections between Early Iron Age Sardinia and the wider Mediterranean world are frequently revealed through the imported material culture found on the island, which often demonstrate how material both influenced and was adapted to local uses. A particular case in point is the pilgrim flask, a form that makes its appearance in Sardinia during the Iron Age and which, alongside another imported form, the askoid jug, is a sign of such connections. Through the presentation of a pilgrim flask from a mixed Phoenician – Nuragic context at S’Urachi (San Vero Milis) this poster explores the use of these containers in first millennium BC Sardinia. Although much work has been done on the flask’s origins, fewer questions have been asked as to why and in what way it was used on the island. Originally from Egypt, morphologically similar flasks are also found in Cyprus and the Near East, suggesting that the point of entry was via Phoenician vectors at the start of the 1st millennium BC. Yet, interestingly, despite examples of this container being found in Phoenician contexts on the island during the 1st millennium, its most common context is within indigenous settings, suggesting that the form (container for liquid) had, alongside the askoid jug a particular resonance for the local communities.
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[IX Congreso Internacional de Estudios Fenicios y Púnicos] The nuraghe S’Urachi and the adjacent site of Su Padrigheddu served as important inland settlement sites in west-central Sardinia over the course of the 1st millennium BCE, when... more
[IX Congreso Internacional de Estudios Fenicios y Púnicos] The nuraghe S’Urachi and the adjacent site of Su Padrigheddu served as important inland settlement sites in west-central Sardinia over the course of the 1st millennium BCE, when the island’s indigenous Nuragic people came into contact with Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Romans. Although Su Padrigheddu was long believed to be a cemetery connected with the nearby settlement at S’Urachi, analysis of materials that were brought to light after the deep plowing of the area in the 1980s revealed ceramics characteristic of a domestic assemblage. Since 2013, the Progetto S’Urachi reinitiated work at the site in an effort to better understand the daily lives of local inhabitants at S’Urachi and Su Padrigheddu in antiquity, and the cultural and economic links between them and the wider Mediterranean world. As a part of this wider research, both geophysical survey and intensive survey were conducted in Su Padrigheddu. In 2016, we opened up a 1.5 x 1.5 m test trench to explore a promising area along the northern border of Su Padrigheddu. In this poster, we present an analysis of the pottery discovered in this test trench, which attests to continuous settlement at the site throughout the Iron Age. While much of the stratigraphy was disturbed by recent plowing activity, the pottery itself shows a wide range of local Nuragic and imported Phoenician forms alongside examples of locally-produced pottery in Phoenician styles. Ultimately, the study attests to long-term contact an interaction among locals and Phoenicians at this settlement site.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Sardinia (Archaeology), Survey (Archaeological Method & Theory), Coastal and Island Archaeology, and 9 moreCeramics (Archaeology), Cross-cultural interaction (Archaeology), Iron Age (Archaeology), Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Nuragici e fenici, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica E Nuragica in Sardegna, and Civiltà Nuragica
Food production, preparation and consumption are fundamental aspects of social identity, they embody relationships between people and groups - "you are what you eat". In archaeological literature the stress has often been on special... more
Food production, preparation and consumption are fundamental aspects of social identity, they embody relationships between people and groups - "you are what you eat". In archaeological literature the stress has often been on special situation of feasting or ritual consumption where food is especially important in emphasising social and political distinctions and hierarchies. Less attention has been paid to the more everyday aspects of food and notions of commensality, where repeated consumption of staples helps partakers feel part of a community (Pollock 2012). This poster presents some preliminary evidence from this more mundane social arena, where a series of standardised cooking vessels found on Proratora island (north east Sardinia) suggests social cohesion and community, as well as connectivity across the Western Mediterranean.
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Recent excavations in central-west Sardinia have shed much light on the life of rural Punic communities in the later 1st millennium. Since 2007 excavations by the university of Glasgow and the Joukowsy Institute at Brown University... more
Recent excavations in central-west Sardinia have shed much light on the life of rural Punic communities in the later 1st millennium. Since 2007 excavations by the university of Glasgow and the Joukowsy Institute at Brown University (latterly supported by the museum of San Vero Milis) have revealed stratified deposits at several important sites; the Punic farmhouses of Truncu e’ Molas and Pauli Stincus near Terralba and the site of S’Urachi, continuously inhabited between the Late Bronze Age and Roman period, near Oristano. These sites have produced a substantial number of amphorae which are currently being studied.
One class of material that has often been overlooked and mis-identified is the associated amphora lids which were probably used, not during transport, but during the storage period. A number of these have been identified from the Punic area at S’Urachi and research at other sites in Sardinia and elsewhere has produced further evidence. In this poster we present the evidence of these lids and their associated fabrics from these locations.
One class of material that has often been overlooked and mis-identified is the associated amphora lids which were probably used, not during transport, but during the storage period. A number of these have been identified from the Punic area at S’Urachi and research at other sites in Sardinia and elsewhere has produced further evidence. In this poster we present the evidence of these lids and their associated fabrics from these locations.
This book is the publication of the author's PhD thesis. Its aim is a reinterpretation of the funerary evidence from Roman Sardinian necropoleis at three settlements in southern Sardinia, using a theoretical approach giving voice to... more
This book is the publication of the author's PhD thesis. Its aim is a reinterpretation of the funerary evidence from Roman Sardinian necropoleis at three settlements in southern Sardinia, using a theoretical approach giving voice to 'subaltern' identities. The first chapter sets up the debate with discussions of identity theory, semiotics,
Dear colleagues, I would like to open a discussion on our coming session at the AIAC/ICCA Convention. In the present session you will find the abstracts of our contributors, which are also online on the AIAC-Homepage:... more
Dear colleagues,
I would like to open a discussion on our coming session at the AIAC/ICCA Convention. In the present session you will find the abstracts of our contributors, which are also online on the AIAC-Homepage:
http://www.aiac2018.de/programme/sessions/
if you cannot visit us in Bonn on 24th mai, please feel free to write here your feedback about the proposals. We will try to take you comments and suggestions in account during our common panel discussion and to send you a feedback after the convention.
Best wishes
Raffaella Da Vela
I would like to open a discussion on our coming session at the AIAC/ICCA Convention. In the present session you will find the abstracts of our contributors, which are also online on the AIAC-Homepage:
http://www.aiac2018.de/programme/sessions/
if you cannot visit us in Bonn on 24th mai, please feel free to write here your feedback about the proposals. We will try to take you comments and suggestions in account during our common panel discussion and to send you a feedback after the convention.
Best wishes
Raffaella Da Vela
[Society for American Archaeology, 2017 Annual Meeting] The prehistoric and classical Mediterranean world were alive with small-scale interconnections, but archaeological investigations often focus on macro themes relating to large-scale... more
[Society for American Archaeology, 2017 Annual Meeting] The prehistoric and classical Mediterranean world were alive with small-scale interconnections, but archaeological investigations often focus on macro themes relating to large-scale societies (Greek, Phoenician or Roman) who divided up the Mediterranean between them. Often neglected in studies of the ancient Mediterranean are the micro connections that formed within and between the different local communities, and between communities and foreign colonizers. Studies of these various social and economic interconnections can provide a more nuanced perspective on the complex interactions that took place in the prehistoric and classical past. Moreover, connectivity is often used only to describe maritime contact between islands and landmasses. While it is important to understand contact by sea, the mountainous landscapes of many of the Mediterranean areas, cut by rivers or broken by plains, also provide possibilities for connections and are fruitful geographies for investigation. In this session, we gather case studies from across the western Mediterranean, including examples from Sardinia, mainland Italy, Sicily, the Balearic Islands, and the Iberian Peninsula. By juxtaposing diverse case studies from prehistoric through classical periods, we aim to facilitate comparison across this understudied area of the Mediterranean and break down the prehistoric-historic divide that often hampers research in this area.
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While recent scholarship has highlighted the multi-directional interactions and networks involving the various communities across the whole of the west Mediterranean during the Late Bronze (LBA) and Iron Ages (IA), some islands remain... more
While recent scholarship has highlighted the multi-directional interactions and networks involving the various communities across the whole of the west Mediterranean during the Late Bronze (LBA) and Iron Ages (IA), some islands remain ambiguous players, often presented as disconnected. Two examples are Sardinia and Corsica, which, although geographically adjacent have very different (pre)histories. Sardinia played an active role in EIA exchanges with the Italian peninsula, while Corsica, despite being along the same route, has a less clear role. Taking a long-term approach, this chapter examines Corsica’s function in the exchanges via a ‘network thinking’ model. Focusing on the interactions between northern Sardinia, Corsica and the Italian peninsula it examines local connectivities through the LBA and EIA. It concludes that connections are not only dependent on geography but are also determined by a multitude of factors involving shifts in the social and economic situations of the different participants.
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The concept of migration focuses our attention on the individual or group rather than on that of the more usual term of ‘colonisation’, often overlaid by preconceptions of power and inequality. In fact, migration in the sense of... more
The concept of migration focuses our attention on the individual or group rather than
on that of the more usual term of ‘colonisation’, often overlaid by preconceptions of
power and inequality. In fact, migration in the sense of movement of peoples is a key
concept in archaeology as the resulting change and/or continuity in host societies are
often the most important study areas. This paper focuses on the movement of people
during the first millennium in Sardinia, especially the formation of settlements in the
south west of the island by Phoenician settlers. I use the term ‘Phoenician’ as short-hand
for the heterogeneous group of traders and settlers coming from the Levant region.1
Was the development of settlements a result of colonisation or migration? Secondly it
examines the fauna and material culture of the Phoenician settlement at the indigenous
site of S’Urachi, what economic role did the Phoenicians play in the later life of the
nuraghe and how is this visible in the archaeological record?
on that of the more usual term of ‘colonisation’, often overlaid by preconceptions of
power and inequality. In fact, migration in the sense of movement of peoples is a key
concept in archaeology as the resulting change and/or continuity in host societies are
often the most important study areas. This paper focuses on the movement of people
during the first millennium in Sardinia, especially the formation of settlements in the
south west of the island by Phoenician settlers. I use the term ‘Phoenician’ as short-hand
for the heterogeneous group of traders and settlers coming from the Levant region.1
Was the development of settlements a result of colonisation or migration? Secondly it
examines the fauna and material culture of the Phoenician settlement at the indigenous
site of S’Urachi, what economic role did the Phoenicians play in the later life of the
nuraghe and how is this visible in the archaeological record?
Gli scavi condotti presso il complesso multi-turrito del nuraghe S’Urachi nella Sardegna centrooccidentale hanno portato alla luce solide evidenze archeologiche di continuità di vita nel corso di tutto il I millennio a.C. Nel presente... more
Gli scavi condotti presso il complesso multi-turrito del nuraghe S’Urachi nella Sardegna centrooccidentale hanno portato alla luce solide evidenze archeologiche di continuità di vita nel corso di tutto il I millennio a.C. Nel presente contributo, focalizziamo l’attenzione su un’importante fase di attività edilizia che ebbe luogo nel periodo tardo punico - romano repubblicano (II-I sec. a.C.), ovvero quando l’isola era già stata annessa ai territori di Roma, ma conservava forti aspetti culturali di matrice punica. Questa fase trasformò sostanzialmente l’aspetto del nuraghe.
Excavations carried out around the multi-towered settlement of nuraghe S’Urachi in west central Sardinia have brought to light strong archaeological evidence of continuity throughout the whole first millennium BC. In this paper, we focus on an important phase of building activity which took place in the Late Punic/Roman Republican period (2nd to 1st century BC), when the island had already been annexed to Rome, yet still retained strong Punic cultural features. This phase substantially transformed the appearance of the nuraghe.
Excavations carried out around the multi-towered settlement of nuraghe S’Urachi in west central Sardinia have brought to light strong archaeological evidence of continuity throughout the whole first millennium BC. In this paper, we focus on an important phase of building activity which took place in the Late Punic/Roman Republican period (2nd to 1st century BC), when the island had already been annexed to Rome, yet still retained strong Punic cultural features. This phase substantially transformed the appearance of the nuraghe.
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Research Interests: Ceramic Technology, Sardinia (Archaeology), Ceramic Analysis (Archaeology), Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Pottery technology and function, and 2 moreCarthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age and Archeologia Fenicio-Punica E Nuragica in Sardegna
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L’età del Ferro in Sardegna (IX-VI secolo a.C.), a lungo poco studiata, sta ultimamente attirando una crescente attenzione da parte degli studiosi. Questo contributo nasce da uno studio su materiali ceramici dal nuraghe S’Urachi (San Vero... more
L’età del Ferro in Sardegna (IX-VI secolo a.C.), a lungo poco studiata, sta ultimamente attirando una crescente attenzione da parte degli studiosi. Questo contributo nasce da uno studio su materiali ceramici dal nuraghe S’Urachi (San Vero Milis, Oristano), testimoni a vari livelli delle interrelazioni quotidiane fra Sardi e Fenici. Nonostante questi reperti provengano da contesti secondari, è possibile comparare i cambiamenti messi in luce nelle altre zone dell’isola con la situazione emersa a S’Urachi. In questa sede si presentano alcuni frammenti nuragici e fenici evidenza degli intrecci socio-culturali nel mondo dell’età del Ferro sarda.
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After the flowering of the Nuragic culture in the early Iron Age the island of Sardinia seems to lose its Nuragic identity with the progress of the 1 st millennium BC; it is generally considered that at the end of the early Iron Age the... more
After the flowering of the Nuragic culture in the early Iron Age the island of Sardinia seems to lose its Nuragic identity with the progress of the 1 st millennium BC; it is generally considered that at the end of the early Iron Age the Nuragic culture undergoes some form of crisis. Whilst it is agreed that important changes took place in the local Nuragic communities during the first centuries of the first millennium, a reading is proposed here according to which not enough attention has been paid to the continuity of local practices in the subsequent later Iron Age. Using central/north Sardinia as an example this paper examines the evidence of continuity, highlighting the continuous contact in the subsequent later Iron Age between local communities and the Greek and Etruscan ones. Although changes did take place at the end of the early Iron Age, it is stressed that the cultural identities and traditions continued to the late-1 st millennium BC, with real change only registering during the Roman Imperial period. For this reason the traditional periodization is not very appropriate when talking about the local Sardinian communities.*
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The second preliminary report of the S’Urachi Project (San Vero Milis, OR) presents the main results of three years of archaeological research (2016-18) in a range of areas around the Nuragic complex that were occupied between the Iron... more
The second preliminary report of the S’Urachi Project (San Vero Milis, OR) presents the main results of three years of archaeological research (2016-18) in a range of areas around the Nuragic complex that were occupied between the Iron Age and the Roman period. It offers careful descriptions of the situations and contexts brought to light in two large open areas and four stratigraphic test trenches, and describes new evidence acquired through study and classification of the ceramic, faunal and botanical finds recovered during the excavations. The resulting insights throw significant new light on everyday life across the first millennium BCE.
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ABSTRACT: The preparation and consumption of food in everyday circumstances is an often-overlooked aspect of communal eating and drinking. This article examines a series of cooking pots from the island site of Proratora in north Sardinia... more
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The preparation and consumption of food in everyday circumstances is an often-overlooked aspect of communal eating and drinking. This article examines a series of cooking pots from the island site of Proratora in north Sardinia which provide the basis for a discussion of ancient Mediterranean consumption practices and raises interesting questions about the way such social practices are the basis of communal identity in a period and place usually understood as divided between the Roman and Carthaginian worlds.
The preparation and consumption of food in everyday circumstances is an often-overlooked aspect of communal eating and drinking. This article examines a series of cooking pots from the island site of Proratora in north Sardinia which provide the basis for a discussion of ancient Mediterranean consumption practices and raises interesting questions about the way such social practices are the basis of communal identity in a period and place usually understood as divided between the Roman and Carthaginian worlds.
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Nell'ambito delle molteplici attività del Progetto S’Urachi, tra il 2014 e il 2016 sono stati effettuati una prospezione e alcuni sondaggi stratigrafici presso la località di Su Padrigheddu (San Vero Milis, OR). Il sito, inizialmente... more
Nell'ambito delle molteplici attività del Progetto S’Urachi, tra il 2014 e il 2016 sono stati effettuati una prospezione e alcuni sondaggi stratigrafici presso la località di Su Padrigheddu (San Vero Milis, OR). Il sito, inizialmente considerato un’area a carattere funerario, sulla base della cultura materiale recuperata nel corso degli anni ‘80 del secolo scorso può essere riletto come un abitato dell’età del Ferro presso il nuraghe S’Urachi. Nel presente contributo vengono descritti i più recenti interventi archeologici in questo sito e si offre una panoramica della cultura ceramica e dei resti faunistici recuperati attraverso i sondaggi di scavo. I risultati discussi confermano dunque un carattere abitativo per Su Padrigheddu dove è possibile intravedere una forte interazione tra l’elemento nuragico e quello fenicio attraverso le pratiche culinarie e di consumo. // As a part of the ongoing work of the Progetto S’Urachi, a site-based survey and small excavation were carried out in 2014-2016 at Su Padrigheddu (San Vero Milis, OR). Although the site was considered a cemetery in early literature, recent reanalysis of the ceramic assemblage recovered in the 1980s has shown that it was likely an Iron Age village close to the nuraghe S’Urachi. In this article, we describe the recent archaeological interventions and provide an overview of Nuragic and Phoenician ceramic as well as faunal remains recovered through excavation. Our results confirm that this was indeed a habitation site and provide evidence for Nuragic-Phoenician interaction and consumption practices at this important site.