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Scavi vecchi e nuovi, da Paolo Orsi a oggi, hanno restituito 185 armi dedicate nel santuario di P... more Scavi vecchi e nuovi, da Paolo Orsi a oggi, hanno restituito 185 armi dedicate nel santuario di Punta Stilo: armi di bronzo, di ferro e di terracotta, datate tra il IX-VIII e il III sec. a.C. Il numero non è modesto nel panorama noto per l’Occidente greco e per giunta sottostimato perché le tracce di esemplari non più leggibili sono numerose.
Lo studio, condotto secondo quattro linee di ricerca portanti - quantitativa, tipologica, contestuale e rituale – ha permesso di individuare casi di peculiarità, di coincidenza o di differenza formale rispetto ad armi rinvenute nella Grecia propria e in Italia meridionale. La disamina dei contesti di rinvenimento e la lettura dei possibili rituali d’offerta ha contribuito poi ad arricchire e ad articolare il quadro di conoscenza del santuario già reso noto nei precedenti volumi di questa stessa serie (Kaulonía, Caulonia, Stilida (e oltre), I-IV, 2001-2017).
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Archaeologia Iberica 2, 2024, 15-22., 2024
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Archäologischer Anzeiger, 2023
In den Ausgrabungen südlich des Stadions zwischen 2006 und 2012 und der anschließenden Grabung sü... more In den Ausgrabungen südlich des Stadions zwischen 2006 und 2012 und der anschließenden Grabung südlich der Südhalle in den Jahren 2016 und 2017 wurde eine Vielzahl an Metallobjekten in vollständigem oder fragmentiertem Zustand gefunden. Die meisten konnten inzwischen restauriert werden. Die vorliegende Studie konzentriert sich auf die Materialgattung der Waffen und Rüstungsstücke, da von ihnen eine größere Anzahl in teilweise gutem Zustand erhalten ist und sie weiterführende Überlegungen zum Anlass und Vorgehen bei der Weihung im Heiligtum zulassen.
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Armes et Guerriers. Continuités et changements dans l'équipement du guerrier en Europe, Proche et Moyen-Orient de l'âge du Bronze à l’époque Moderne (BAR International Series 3078) , 2022
The biggest assemblage of iron spear- and javelinheads in all the western Greek world was unearth... more The biggest assemblage of iron spear- and javelinheads in all the western Greek world was unearthed during the excavations in 1929 within the urban sanctuary at Monte Casale (ancient Kasmenai), second apoikiai of Syracuse in southeastern Sicily. The aim of this short report is to propose a new typology of these iron offensive weapons and to present the preliminary
results of the material analysis. Typological comparisons found in specimens from southern Italy, Greece and even from the Danube area allow us to set these spear- and javelinheads typologically between the 8th and 5th centuries BC.
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Orizzonti, 2022
Scopo di questo lavoro è la revisione della documentazione riguardante la panoplia trovata nella ... more Scopo di questo lavoro è la revisione della documentazione riguardante la panoplia trovata nella tomba 103 di Braida di Vaglio grazie a un'analisi filologica e allo studio del più ampio contesto delle armi e armature italiche rinvenute nell'area nord-lucana e nella Daunia ofantina tra il VI e l'inizio del V sec. a.C.
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Bollettino D'Arte, fasc. 46, s. VII, 2021
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ANCIENT WEAPONS. New Research Perspectives on Weapons and Warfare. Proceedings of the International Conference - Mainz, September 20th –21st 2019, 2021
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in Dialoghi sull'archeologia della Magna Grecia e del Mediterraneo. IV convegno Internazionale di studi. Fenomenologia e interpretazione del rito (Paestum 15-17 novembre 2019), 2021
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Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Classe di Lettere e Filosofia, 2019
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L'ultimo cavalliere: una nuova datazione della seconda
deposizione della tomba 669 di Lavello. Bo... more L'ultimo cavalliere: una nuova datazione della seconda
deposizione della tomba 669 di Lavello. Bollettino di Archeologia Online. Roma (Italy): Direzione Generale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio, ISSN 2039-0076
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Armi votive in Magna Grecia, 2018
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VIII Giornate Internazionali di Studi sull’Area Elima e la Sicilia occidentale nel contesto mediterraneo
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Kaulonía, Caulonia, Stilida (e oltre), IV. Il santuario di Punta Stilo. Studi e ricerche, 2017
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Le armi di Athena. Il santuario settentrionale di Paestum, 2017
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e -Forschungsberichte des DAI 2023 · Faszikel 2, 2023
Fragments are part of everyday archaeological work, but their evaluation
and interpretation in th... more Fragments are part of everyday archaeological work, but their evaluation
and interpretation in the literature and different disciplines sometimes
diverge widely. The project »Fragmentation of votive offerings in the sanctuary of Olympia – research on the background of a ritual practice« at LEIZA in Mainz aims to understand the meaning of the phenomenon of fragmentation of copper-based votive offerings in the sanctuary of Olympia by applying a multi-perspective method. This paper presents the concept and the first results of the project.
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Lo studio, condotto secondo quattro linee di ricerca portanti - quantitativa, tipologica, contestuale e rituale – ha permesso di individuare casi di peculiarità, di coincidenza o di differenza formale rispetto ad armi rinvenute nella Grecia propria e in Italia meridionale. La disamina dei contesti di rinvenimento e la lettura dei possibili rituali d’offerta ha contribuito poi ad arricchire e ad articolare il quadro di conoscenza del santuario già reso noto nei precedenti volumi di questa stessa serie (Kaulonía, Caulonia, Stilida (e oltre), I-IV, 2001-2017).
Ancient weapons by Azzurra Scarci
results of the material analysis. Typological comparisons found in specimens from southern Italy, Greece and even from the Danube area allow us to set these spear- and javelinheads typologically between the 8th and 5th centuries BC.
deposizione della tomba 669 di Lavello. Bollettino di Archeologia Online. Roma (Italy): Direzione Generale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio, ISSN 2039-0076
Metal objects by Azzurra Scarci
and interpretation in the literature and different disciplines sometimes
diverge widely. The project »Fragmentation of votive offerings in the sanctuary of Olympia – research on the background of a ritual practice« at LEIZA in Mainz aims to understand the meaning of the phenomenon of fragmentation of copper-based votive offerings in the sanctuary of Olympia by applying a multi-perspective method. This paper presents the concept and the first results of the project.
Lo studio, condotto secondo quattro linee di ricerca portanti - quantitativa, tipologica, contestuale e rituale – ha permesso di individuare casi di peculiarità, di coincidenza o di differenza formale rispetto ad armi rinvenute nella Grecia propria e in Italia meridionale. La disamina dei contesti di rinvenimento e la lettura dei possibili rituali d’offerta ha contribuito poi ad arricchire e ad articolare il quadro di conoscenza del santuario già reso noto nei precedenti volumi di questa stessa serie (Kaulonía, Caulonia, Stilida (e oltre), I-IV, 2001-2017).
results of the material analysis. Typological comparisons found in specimens from southern Italy, Greece and even from the Danube area allow us to set these spear- and javelinheads typologically between the 8th and 5th centuries BC.
deposizione della tomba 669 di Lavello. Bollettino di Archeologia Online. Roma (Italy): Direzione Generale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio, ISSN 2039-0076
and interpretation in the literature and different disciplines sometimes
diverge widely. The project »Fragmentation of votive offerings in the sanctuary of Olympia – research on the background of a ritual practice« at LEIZA in Mainz aims to understand the meaning of the phenomenon of fragmentation of copper-based votive offerings in the sanctuary of Olympia by applying a multi-perspective method. This paper presents the concept and the first results of the project.
and high-developed technological background:
to this date pre-, protohistoric and classical
weapons have been some of the most appreciated
items by warfare specialists all over the world.
Modern archaeology goes beyond the interest
in the exterior appearance of ancient weapons
and focuses on the study of the single objects
to explore new research avenues.
Technological transfer, social interaction and
conflict dynamics of ancient societies can be
investigated through the analysis of weapons
and warfare considering their material and
symbolic features. Far from being objects for
amateurs and collectors, ancient weapons
become protagonists in historical and scientific
reconstructions, with a huge potential as sources
of knowledge.
This conference is dedicated to the comparison
of different research strategies on ancient
weapons and warfare. The discussion will focus
on weapons and on their archaeological and
cultural contexts, their practical and symbolic use,
and the complexity of their technological features.
A selection of case studies presented in four small
thematic sessions will offer the opportunity to
develop interdisciplinary debates and define
future research paths.
Fragmented bronze objects (scrap metal) played an important role in the study of Prehistoric archaeology and in the analysis of Bronze Age hoards from Europe, resulting in the development of a wide number of methodological and cross-disciplinary approaches.
The proposed project aims to study the fragmented bronze objects from Olympia by applying different research approaches to understand the significance of these objects. In particular, the project will focus in understanding their function and significance, how and when these votive offerings were destroyed and the reasons why they were recovered in large numbers. In addition to this, the project aims at identifying specific fragmentation and breakage patterns in selected material groups (e.g. tripods, votive animals, griffin heads, Sicilian-Italian objects) to statistically analyse them according to their measurements and weights; to calculate the degree of fragmentation, and to investigate the spatial distribution of the objects and their relation to specific functional areas (e.g. workshops, altars, temples).
Furthermore, the material retrieved from Olympia will be studied from a wider transcultural perspective. The fragmented objects will be compared not only to similar objects recovered in Greek and Western Greek sanctuaries, but also to scrap metal retrieved from Late Bronze/Iron Age hoards all over Europe to identify structural similarities and differences. This will provide new insights on the significance and widespread of the phenomenon of fragmentation in Olympia and in other Greek sanctuaries to better understand the techniques employed to perform the fragmentation and their reasons and to contribute to improve the research on Late Bronze/Iron Age hoards in Europe.
http://web.rgzm.de/en/research/research-areas/a/article/metallene-votivgaben-aus-dem-sogenannten-arestempel-auf-dem-monte-casale-syrakus-italien-studien/
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Este congreso dará cabida a la presentación de comunicaciones en dos sesiones, que se podrán presentar de forma presencial o telemáticamente, aunque se privilegiarán las comunicaciones presenciales. Los interesados deberán cumplimentar la ficha de la web del congreso y enviarla a jose.fenoll@uam.es. Más información en la web del congreso:
https://www.um.es/cepoat/?page_id=19771
The aim of this workshop is to explore the different aspects of these objects, during Protohistory and Antiquity, from North-Western Europe to the far reaches of the Greek world. It will address the question of their function, their place in ritual and votive practices, as well as the contexts of their discovery.
We will develop our reflections during four sessions:
- The first will address methodological and theoretical issues concerning these objects (from the criteria of their recognition to their anthropological interpretation)
- The following sessions will focus on the different geographical areas in which these objects are konw: the Greek world (session 2), the Italic and Iberian world (session 3), and finally North-Western Europe (session 4).