Papers by Rocco Mitro
in Gilotta F. (ed.) CAERE 7, Lavori in corso a Cerveteri tra Canada ed Europa, 2023
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in A.C. Montanaro (a cura di), Vasi di bronzo etruschi in Italia: produzioni regionali e diffusione tra le popolazioni italiche. Contesti d’uso, aspetti ideologici e tecnologici, Mediterranea Suppl. N.S. 4, Roma 2023, pp. 461-492., 2023
La presenza numericamente eccezionale dei bacili a tesa piana con decorazione a treccia in Basili... more La presenza numericamente eccezionale dei bacili a tesa piana con decorazione a treccia in Basilicata, specie nel settore centro-settentrionale della regione, impone una più attenta lettura stilistica relativamente ad una particolare classe di materiali, di chiara derivazione etrusca e particolarmente apprezzata soltanto da alcune élites aristocratiche dell’antica Lucania.
Lo studio della distribuzione tipologica dei materiali, si propone di isolare e localizzare possibili centri di produzione e di definire, per quanto possibile, i relativi circuiti di circolazione.
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S. Mutino (a cura di) ARCHEOLOGIA PREVENTIVA IN BASILICATA. NUOVE RICERCHE A PALAZZO SAN GERVASIO, BANZI E GENZANO DI LUCANIA, pp. 237-250., 2021
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S. Mutino (a cura di) ARCHEOLOGIA PREVENTIVA IN BASILICATA. NUOVE RICERCHE A PALAZZO SAN GERVASIO, BANZI E GENZANO DI LUCANIA, 2021
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MEDITERRANEA STUDI E RICERCHE SUL MEDITERRANEO ANTICO, XIX, 2022
During rescue archaeological activities, a residential and productive building was identified, in... more During rescue archaeological activities, a residential and productive building was identified, in use for an extended pe- riod of time, between the Republican and Late Imperial periods, and only partially investigated. The structure, which is located on top of a well-demarcated plateau in the Conchitelle-Madea locality of S. Chirico Raparo (PZ), fits well into the rich archaeological palimpsest that defines, as early as the 4th century B.C., a landscape characterized by a scattered and dispersed population, with settlement nuclei, farmsteads with attached necropoleis, and a cult place. The excavation that was carried out offers us new insights into various aspects of the settlement, and more generally on the occupation of the inland areas of the region during the Roman period. Furthermore, it constitutes a virtuous example of synergy between the public and private sectors for the preservation and valorization of a local territory.
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BOLLETTINO DI ARCHEOLOGIA ONLINE, 2022
The sacred well investigated by the CNR-ISPC in the Etruscan sanctuary of Manganello at Cerveteri... more The sacred well investigated by the CNR-ISPC in the Etruscan sanctuary of Manganello at Cerveteri was uncovered in 2007, although its filling was investigated in 2019, after the area was secured. The authors present a preliminary report of the 2019 excavation and pay particular attention to the content of the well, which includes debris of the nearby buldings which composed the sanctuary and fragmentary ex votos.
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S. Bourdin, O. Dally, A. Naso, C. Smith (eds.), The Orientalizing cultures in the Mediterranean, 8th-6th cent. BC. Origins, cultural contacts and local developments: the case of Italy, Roma 2021, 2021
Between the end of the eighth and the middle of the seventh century BC, with a slight delay compa... more Between the end of the eighth and the middle of the seventh century BC, with a slight delay compared to the Tyrrhenian area, the indigenous communities of Basilicata witness the appearance of so-called "principes".
Privileged figures emerge whose social rank is ostentatiously displayed by exhibiting precious objects inside their graves, often imported from Greece, the Near East and Etruria.
Among these, bronze vases form the material class par excellence for understanding the dynamics underlying the ties with the Tyrrhenian area, which also involve a substantial variation of the funeral ideology.
This paper focuses on several elite grave assemblages dated to the middle of the eighth century BC, within which the presence of laminated bronzes of the oldest Tyrrhenian production can be seen as a first indication of the beginning of human mobility phenomena that lead to the establishment of more or less stable contacts between Basilicata and the Tyrrhenian area.
The argument centers on the differences between the Tyrrhenian and Lucanian areas in the Orientalizing period.
If the latter were to be contained within rigid time limits, the chronology should be lowered by at least a century, when the Orientalizing style has already been outmoded by new forms of expression, not only in Greece, but also in Etruria.
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Ferrandina: storia e archeologia di un territorio millenario, 2021
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OCNUS 28, 2020
During the Archaic period, the Lucanian tract of the middle Ofanto valley is inhabited by well-st... more During the Archaic period, the Lucanian tract of the middle Ofanto valley is inhabited by well-structured communities both culturally and economically, and which consciously benefit from the strategic geographical position, controlling the important Sele-Ofanto itinerary. The high social status achieved by the highest class- es of these communities is perceptible by the presence of some elite burials, the grave goods of which abound with bronze pottery acquired through exchanges of gifts especially with the rich Campanian Etruscan aris- tocracy. The pottery, mostly still linked to a strong local identity, are flanked by numerous laminated bronzes of Tyrrhenian production. This latter class refers to specific convivial practices, within which a decisive role is played by the ritual consumption of wine. It is possible to recognize real functional couples that, constantly repeating themselves within the richest tombs of the whole Lucanian territory, demonstrate conscious adhesion to new convivial practices, borrowed from the Etruscan and Greek worlds.
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VIII Congresso Nazionale di Archeologia Medievale, vol. 3, pp. 110-113., 2018
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in Scienze dell’Antichità, 23-2017, Fascicolo 2, Atti della Giornata di Studio, British School at Rome, 11 Gennaio 2016, Gli Artigiani e la citta. Officine ed aree produttive tra VIII e III sec. a.C. nell’Italia Tirrenica, pp. 223-232.
This paper aims to present the evidence for quarrying activities connected to the city of Caere.
... more This paper aims to present the evidence for quarrying activities connected to the city of Caere.
In particular the quarries at Vigna Parrocchiale, the ones connected to the city walls and the ones at the San‐ tuario del Manganello are taken into consideration, providing both a technical reading as well as an attempt to interpret such data within the framework of the socio‐economic and political development of the ancient city.
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OCNUS, Quaderni della Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici, 23, 2015, pp. 55-64
This study focuses on a category of very rare pre-Roman bronze items, the so-called “aspergilla”,... more This study focuses on a category of very rare pre-Roman bronze items, the so-called “aspergilla”, attested in the Etruscan, Italiote and even extra-Italian areas, which are hard to interpret. The starting point of this paper is the context of the elite burial area of Contrada Chiuchiari, located on the southeastern spur of the vol- canic plateau on which the town of Melfi (Potenza) nowadays lies. More specifically, the item taken into con- sideration is part ofthe grave goods retrieved in Tomb F, which can be considered as the topmost elite burial of the necropolis. The tomb contained an exceptional number of imported vases, that, being part of drinking sets for the consumption of wine, indicate the adoption of drinking styles diffused in the upper echelons of Greek society. The bronze specimen examined here is a tubular-shaped tool with filter holes, possibly connected to the consumption of beverages, i.e. a metal drinking straw. The paper presents the relevant comparisons, all coming from particularly important burials dating from the 5th century BC.
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in V. Bellelli (a cura di) Caere e Pyrgi: Il territorio, la viabilità e le fortificazioni, Atti della Giornata di Studio, Roma Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche 1 Marzo 2012, Pisa-Roma 2014, pp. 133-140., 2014
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in V. Bellelli (a cura di) Caere e Pyrgi: Il territorio, la viabilità e le fortificazioni, Atti della Giornata di Studio, Roma Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche 1 Marzo 2012, Pisa-Roma 2014, pp. 65-77., 2014
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Atti del convegno "Geoitalia 2009: VII Forum italiano di Scienze della Terra, FIST", Rimini, 9-11 settembre, 2009, Vol. Epitome 3, pp. 85-ss.
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Books by Rocco Mitro
Il volume presenta al pubblico le aree sepolcrali di Melfi poste in località Pisciolo e Chiuchia... more Il volume presenta al pubblico le aree sepolcrali di Melfi poste in località Pisciolo e Chiuchiari, rivenute durante le campagne di scavo compiute nei primi anni ’70 e per troppo tempo rimaste inedite.
I corredi analizzati testimoniano l’importanza di Melfi quale centro di etnia Daunia fra l’inizio del VI e la metà del IV secolo a. C., che si configura come uno dei luoghi chiave per la conoscenza del mondo italico e della rete di rapporti tra culture e territori diversi dell’Appennino centro-meridionale.
La ricchezza di alcuni corredi, all’interno dei quali compaiono oggetti di bronzo di eccezionale importanza, permette di cogliere quel delicato passaggio della evoluzione socio-economica delle genti stanziate in questo “cantone” della Basilicata, che porta all’emergere delle “aristocrazie guerriere”.
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Conference Presentations by Rocco Mitro
Presentazione nell'ambito del Convegno: "Lavori in corso a Cerveteri tra Canada ed Europa", Unive... more Presentazione nell'ambito del Convegno: "Lavori in corso a Cerveteri tra Canada ed Europa", Università di Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Dipartimento di Lettere e di Beni Culturali S. Maria Capua Vetere (CE), 1-12-2021.
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Il contributo tratta del rinvenimento di alcune strutture di età preromana e romana rinvenute nei... more Il contributo tratta del rinvenimento di alcune strutture di età preromana e romana rinvenute nei territori di Genzano di Lucania e Palazzo S. Gervasio (PZ), durante gli scavi connessi alla realizzazione della grande opera strategica "Schema Idrico Basento-Bradano".
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Lo studio della distribuzione tipologica dei materiali, si propone di isolare e localizzare possibili centri di produzione e di definire, per quanto possibile, i relativi circuiti di circolazione.
Privileged figures emerge whose social rank is ostentatiously displayed by exhibiting precious objects inside their graves, often imported from Greece, the Near East and Etruria.
Among these, bronze vases form the material class par excellence for understanding the dynamics underlying the ties with the Tyrrhenian area, which also involve a substantial variation of the funeral ideology.
This paper focuses on several elite grave assemblages dated to the middle of the eighth century BC, within which the presence of laminated bronzes of the oldest Tyrrhenian production can be seen as a first indication of the beginning of human mobility phenomena that lead to the establishment of more or less stable contacts between Basilicata and the Tyrrhenian area.
The argument centers on the differences between the Tyrrhenian and Lucanian areas in the Orientalizing period.
If the latter were to be contained within rigid time limits, the chronology should be lowered by at least a century, when the Orientalizing style has already been outmoded by new forms of expression, not only in Greece, but also in Etruria.
In particular the quarries at Vigna Parrocchiale, the ones connected to the city walls and the ones at the San‐ tuario del Manganello are taken into consideration, providing both a technical reading as well as an attempt to interpret such data within the framework of the socio‐economic and political development of the ancient city.
Books by Rocco Mitro
I corredi analizzati testimoniano l’importanza di Melfi quale centro di etnia Daunia fra l’inizio del VI e la metà del IV secolo a. C., che si configura come uno dei luoghi chiave per la conoscenza del mondo italico e della rete di rapporti tra culture e territori diversi dell’Appennino centro-meridionale.
La ricchezza di alcuni corredi, all’interno dei quali compaiono oggetti di bronzo di eccezionale importanza, permette di cogliere quel delicato passaggio della evoluzione socio-economica delle genti stanziate in questo “cantone” della Basilicata, che porta all’emergere delle “aristocrazie guerriere”.
Conference Presentations by Rocco Mitro
Lo studio della distribuzione tipologica dei materiali, si propone di isolare e localizzare possibili centri di produzione e di definire, per quanto possibile, i relativi circuiti di circolazione.
Privileged figures emerge whose social rank is ostentatiously displayed by exhibiting precious objects inside their graves, often imported from Greece, the Near East and Etruria.
Among these, bronze vases form the material class par excellence for understanding the dynamics underlying the ties with the Tyrrhenian area, which also involve a substantial variation of the funeral ideology.
This paper focuses on several elite grave assemblages dated to the middle of the eighth century BC, within which the presence of laminated bronzes of the oldest Tyrrhenian production can be seen as a first indication of the beginning of human mobility phenomena that lead to the establishment of more or less stable contacts between Basilicata and the Tyrrhenian area.
The argument centers on the differences between the Tyrrhenian and Lucanian areas in the Orientalizing period.
If the latter were to be contained within rigid time limits, the chronology should be lowered by at least a century, when the Orientalizing style has already been outmoded by new forms of expression, not only in Greece, but also in Etruria.
In particular the quarries at Vigna Parrocchiale, the ones connected to the city walls and the ones at the San‐ tuario del Manganello are taken into consideration, providing both a technical reading as well as an attempt to interpret such data within the framework of the socio‐economic and political development of the ancient city.
I corredi analizzati testimoniano l’importanza di Melfi quale centro di etnia Daunia fra l’inizio del VI e la metà del IV secolo a. C., che si configura come uno dei luoghi chiave per la conoscenza del mondo italico e della rete di rapporti tra culture e territori diversi dell’Appennino centro-meridionale.
La ricchezza di alcuni corredi, all’interno dei quali compaiono oggetti di bronzo di eccezionale importanza, permette di cogliere quel delicato passaggio della evoluzione socio-economica delle genti stanziate in questo “cantone” della Basilicata, che porta all’emergere delle “aristocrazie guerriere”.