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Η νεκρόπολη της πρώιμης Εποχής του Σιδήρου που ανακαλύφθηκε στον λόφο του Προφήτη Ηλία στο Αφράτι, ανασκάφηκε από τον Doro Levi το 1924, αφορά στον οικισμό που παραδοσιακά ταυτιζόταν με την αρχαία πόλη των Αρκάδων, και ήταν η πρώτη ως ένα... more
Η νεκρόπολη της πρώιμης Εποχής του Σιδήρου που ανακαλύφθηκε στον λόφο του Προφήτη Ηλία στο Αφράτι,
ανασκάφηκε από τον Doro Levi το 1924, αφορά στον οικισμό που παραδοσιακά ταυτιζόταν με την αρχαία πόλη
των Αρκάδων, και ήταν η πρώτη ως ένα βαθμό που ανακαλύφθηκε στην Κρήτη. Η περιπετειώδης πορεία της ανα-
σκαφής και της δημοσίευσης και η απουσία επόμενων προγραμματισμένων ερευνών στον χώρο αφήνουν πολλά
σκοτεινά σημεία και μερικές φορές έχουν οδηγήσει σε παραπλανητική ερμηνεία των ανασκαφικών δεδομένων.
Πολυάριθμα αντικείμενα, αλλά προερχόμενα από ταραχώδεις λαθρανασκαφές που έγιναν στον λόφο τη δεκαετία
του 1960, δεν βοηθούν στη διευκρίνιση της ιστορίας του αρχαίου οικισμού.
Η αναθεώρηση του εξοπλισμού των επιμέρους τάφων και των διαθέσιμων ανασκαφικών δεδομένων, χάρη
και στη μεγαλύτερη γνώση των υλικών σχεδόν εκατό χρόνια μετά την ανασκαφή, προσφέρει νέα στοιχεία για την
αποσαφήνιση ενός πιο αντικειμενικού τοπογραφικού πλαισίου διαχρονικά. Ένα από τα πιο ενδιαφέροντα στοιχεία
είναι η ελάχιστα τεκμηριωμένη σε άλλα μέρη του νησιού, παρουσία ταφών που χρονολογούνται μετά το 630 π.Χ.
και στην αρχαϊκή περίοδο. Αναδύεται λοιπόν, η εικόνα ενός οικισμού της πρώιμης Εποχής του Σιδήρου που ήταν σε
επαφή κυρίως με τις σύγχρονές του «πόλεις» στην κεντρική Κρήτη. Η προνομιούχα θέση του στη διασταύρωση
των κατευθύνσεων Ανατολής-Δύσης και Βορρά-Νότου ευνόησε τις σχέσεις με τον έξω κόσμο και την κυκλοφορία
ανθρώπων, αγαθών και ιδεών.
ανασκάφηκε από τον Doro Levi το 1924, αφορά στον οικισμό που παραδοσιακά ταυτιζόταν με την αρχαία πόλη
των Αρκάδων, και ήταν η πρώτη ως ένα βαθμό που ανακαλύφθηκε στην Κρήτη. Η περιπετειώδης πορεία της ανα-
σκαφής και της δημοσίευσης και η απουσία επόμενων προγραμματισμένων ερευνών στον χώρο αφήνουν πολλά
σκοτεινά σημεία και μερικές φορές έχουν οδηγήσει σε παραπλανητική ερμηνεία των ανασκαφικών δεδομένων.
Πολυάριθμα αντικείμενα, αλλά προερχόμενα από ταραχώδεις λαθρανασκαφές που έγιναν στον λόφο τη δεκαετία
του 1960, δεν βοηθούν στη διευκρίνιση της ιστορίας του αρχαίου οικισμού.
Η αναθεώρηση του εξοπλισμού των επιμέρους τάφων και των διαθέσιμων ανασκαφικών δεδομένων, χάρη
και στη μεγαλύτερη γνώση των υλικών σχεδόν εκατό χρόνια μετά την ανασκαφή, προσφέρει νέα στοιχεία για την
αποσαφήνιση ενός πιο αντικειμενικού τοπογραφικού πλαισίου διαχρονικά. Ένα από τα πιο ενδιαφέροντα στοιχεία
είναι η ελάχιστα τεκμηριωμένη σε άλλα μέρη του νησιού, παρουσία ταφών που χρονολογούνται μετά το 630 π.Χ.
και στην αρχαϊκή περίοδο. Αναδύεται λοιπόν, η εικόνα ενός οικισμού της πρώιμης Εποχής του Σιδήρου που ήταν σε
επαφή κυρίως με τις σύγχρονές του «πόλεις» στην κεντρική Κρήτη. Η προνομιούχα θέση του στη διασταύρωση
των κατευθύνσεων Ανατολής-Δύσης και Βορρά-Νότου ευνόησε τις σχέσεις με τον έξω κόσμο και την κυκλοφορία
ανθρώπων, αγαθών και ιδεών.
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A low presen-ce of Early Bronze Age settlements along the middle valley of the river Dittaino had been explained, in the past, by the pre-sumed not very fertile nature of the land. Recent archaeological surveys of the area NW of the... more
A low presen-ce of Early Bronze Age settlements along the middle valley of the river Dittaino had been explained, in the past, by the pre-sumed not very fertile nature of the land. Recent archaeological surveys of the area NW of the Catania Plain, on the other hand, have made it possible to demonstrate that such apparent scarcity was actually due to a research gap. One of the newly discovered settlements on the edge of the Catania Plain was located at the foot of the rock formation called Pietraperciata (perforated rock), suggestively sculpted by nature, two kilometers from the course of the Dittaino river. The presence of a prehistoric village is proved by fragments of millstones for grinding cereals, lithic tools (flint, jasper, quartzite, basalt) and Early Bronze Age sherds scattered on the surface. The rock carvings are located a few hundred meters from the Early Bron-ze Age settlement, on the top of the rock formation, within a small rock shelter overlooking the Dittaino river valley. They represent one of the very few examples of rock art in eastern Sicily. A Φ-shaped human figure, typical of late European prehistory, and star-like and cruciform motifs are engraved there. Linear incisions typical of the Mesolithic have been disco-vered in another sector of the rocky ridge when drafting the present paper.
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During an on-the-spot visit-preliminary to a campaign of non-invasive fluorescence X investigations aimed at better documenting the already known Neolithic age rock paintings of the Riparo Cassataro-two new figures depicted with red ocher... more
During an on-the-spot visit-preliminary to a campaign of non-invasive fluorescence X investigations aimed at better documenting the already known Neolithic age rock paintings of the Riparo Cassataro-two new figures depicted with red ocher were discovered. Pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigations, rather difficult from the logistic point of view, I give news of such a discovery, of that of new rock carvings at Pietraperciata and of anthropomorphic figurines from Monte Guazzarano. Riparo Cassataro is located by the Simeto river, the other two sites along the Dittaino river valley, in central-eastern Sicily.
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The ongoing study of the rich cemetery of Siderospilia near Prinias reveals new, interesting, data on a little known area of central Crete at the beginning of the Early Iron Age. The tombs of the Protogeometric phase (970-840 BC) were... more
The ongoing study of the rich cemetery of Siderospilia near Prinias reveals new, interesting, data on a little known area of central Crete at the beginning of the Early Iron Age.
The tombs of the Protogeometric phase (970-840 BC) were concentrated on a rocky rise in the north-eastern quadrant of the necropolis. The place-name Siderospilia (Iron cave) may be linked to the discovery, in the past, of one or more tombs containing a large amount of iron objects, above all weapons (e.g. Tomb J). The presence of several (at least 20) tombs of horses and dogs not associated with human remains, dating since the Protogeometric period, is the main feature of the Siderospilia cemetery. This evidence validates the hypothesis of a Cretan origin of the mortuary practices - in particular the killing of horses and dogs - described by Homer in connection with the funeral of Patroclus. The reflection of Cretan burial customs in such an important event of the Iliad is a first, important, indication of the projection of Crete towards the "outside world".
Ceramics and metal objects testify to specific connections with the Greek continent, with Cyprus and with Egypt. The products imported from these areas are often prestige goods that only the wealthy local elites could afford. The social need to exhibit these products in the context of expensive mortuary practices can be considered the driving force of the interconnections with the "outside world". The central position of the anonymous settlement, on the route connecting the northern and southern coasts of central Crete, made easier such contacts.
Given these premises, the settlement on the Patela hill had to play a non-secondary role as a receiver and processor of cultural impulses coming from the "outside world". This will be visually evident, in the next Protogeometric B phase, thanks to the rich non-native decorative repertoire that will merge in the local pottery.
The tombs of the Protogeometric phase (970-840 BC) were concentrated on a rocky rise in the north-eastern quadrant of the necropolis. The place-name Siderospilia (Iron cave) may be linked to the discovery, in the past, of one or more tombs containing a large amount of iron objects, above all weapons (e.g. Tomb J). The presence of several (at least 20) tombs of horses and dogs not associated with human remains, dating since the Protogeometric period, is the main feature of the Siderospilia cemetery. This evidence validates the hypothesis of a Cretan origin of the mortuary practices - in particular the killing of horses and dogs - described by Homer in connection with the funeral of Patroclus. The reflection of Cretan burial customs in such an important event of the Iliad is a first, important, indication of the projection of Crete towards the "outside world".
Ceramics and metal objects testify to specific connections with the Greek continent, with Cyprus and with Egypt. The products imported from these areas are often prestige goods that only the wealthy local elites could afford. The social need to exhibit these products in the context of expensive mortuary practices can be considered the driving force of the interconnections with the "outside world". The central position of the anonymous settlement, on the route connecting the northern and southern coasts of central Crete, made easier such contacts.
Given these premises, the settlement on the Patela hill had to play a non-secondary role as a receiver and processor of cultural impulses coming from the "outside world". This will be visually evident, in the next Protogeometric B phase, thanks to the rich non-native decorative repertoire that will merge in the local pottery.
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In 1975 two burials were accidentally discovered at Orthi Petra, to the southeast edge of the urban area of the ancient Arkades on the Prophitis Ilias hill of Aphrati. These were a Late Orientalising cinerary urn, in the form of a plain... more
In 1975 two burials were accidentally discovered at Orthi Petra, to the southeast edge of the urban area of the ancient Arkades on the Prophitis Ilias hill of Aphrati. These were a Late Orientalising cinerary urn, in the form of a plain “straight-sided pithos”, and a 6th century BC clay sarcophagus containing a few bones, an oinochoe, an amphoriskos and a very badly preserved blade of a short sword of the same type that was part of the hoplites’ weaponry. The sarcophagus is a unique example in Archaic Crete, it stands out against the desolate landscape of the contemporary Cretan burials and could express the social status of the deceased. As evidenced by a few other monuments, this diversity is probably due to the purpose of giving a special visibility to the defenders of the polis in the period of its emergence.
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ABSTRACT – The data presented here were acquired during a small-scale archaeological survey conducted in response to the threat of earthworks from the widening of the main road linking Crete’s northern and southern coasts. The data shed... more
ABSTRACT – The data presented here were acquired during a small-scale archaeological survey
conducted in response to the threat of earthworks from the widening of the main road linking
Crete’s northern and southern coasts. The data shed new light on a previously unknown
region in an important area of the island and invite consideration on ancient communication
lines. These field investigations add some new areas of Minoan pottery scatters and a new
burial site to the previously known sites. A large Minoan settlement was also discovered on
a wide rocky plateau (Aghiosthomiani Patela) opposite the well-known Iron Age polis situated
on a similar plateau (the Priniani Patela). In the first area, archaeological evidence dating both
to the First and to the Second Palace periods fills the gap between Knossos and Phaistos with
regard to large Minoan settlements. Furthermore, some areas with Early Iron Age evidence
bear witness to the stretch of an ancient route linking the Mesara area and the anonymous
city on the Priniani Patela with Mount Ida.
conducted in response to the threat of earthworks from the widening of the main road linking
Crete’s northern and southern coasts. The data shed new light on a previously unknown
region in an important area of the island and invite consideration on ancient communication
lines. These field investigations add some new areas of Minoan pottery scatters and a new
burial site to the previously known sites. A large Minoan settlement was also discovered on
a wide rocky plateau (Aghiosthomiani Patela) opposite the well-known Iron Age polis situated
on a similar plateau (the Priniani Patela). In the first area, archaeological evidence dating both
to the First and to the Second Palace periods fills the gap between Knossos and Phaistos with
regard to large Minoan settlements. Furthermore, some areas with Early Iron Age evidence
bear witness to the stretch of an ancient route linking the Mesara area and the anonymous
city on the Priniani Patela with Mount Ida.
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The Necropolis of Aphrati-Arkades after the Late Orientalizing Phase The tomb furnishings of the known Knossian cemeteries provide the reference frame for the ceramic sequence in central Crete until ca. 630 BC, when all of them were... more
The Necropolis of Aphrati-Arkades after the Late Orientalizing Phase
The tomb furnishings of the known Knossian cemeteries provide the reference frame for the ceramic sequence in central Crete until ca. 630 BC, when all of them were suddenly abandoned. After this year, which is the final term for the Knossian Late Orientalizing, finds are very rare. In addition, the evidence of the period at the turn of the 7th and the 6th centuries is scarce elsewhere in Crete. The Iron Age necropolis on the steep western slope of the Prophitis Ilias ridge in central Crete (nearby the modern village of Aphrati Pediadas) is an exception. The cemetery consists of a sort of “urn field”, with more than 160 individual secondary cremation burials in the open field, and of six built tombs containing both inhumations and cremation urns. Inverted clay basins covered some of the cremation urns buried in the open field. The presence of Corinthian imports, and of local vases under Corinthian influence related to the individual burials, is the circumstance that provides a reliable chronological base for dating the grave goods of the latest individual tombs in a period between 630/615 and 550 BC. On this basis, we can throw some light on this “Last” Orientalizing phase by sketching out the features of the ceramic production in a central Crete site and partially fill the chronological gap between the end of the 7th and the 6th centuries BC.
The use of inverted clay basins to cover some of the individual burials is the most outstanding feature at Aphrati-Arkades and is particularly in vogue during the last phase of the necropolis. This custom has implied historical speculation, since has been attributed to Oriental refugees buried at Aphrati. A re-examination of the problem suggests directions for further research.
The tomb furnishings of the known Knossian cemeteries provide the reference frame for the ceramic sequence in central Crete until ca. 630 BC, when all of them were suddenly abandoned. After this year, which is the final term for the Knossian Late Orientalizing, finds are very rare. In addition, the evidence of the period at the turn of the 7th and the 6th centuries is scarce elsewhere in Crete. The Iron Age necropolis on the steep western slope of the Prophitis Ilias ridge in central Crete (nearby the modern village of Aphrati Pediadas) is an exception. The cemetery consists of a sort of “urn field”, with more than 160 individual secondary cremation burials in the open field, and of six built tombs containing both inhumations and cremation urns. Inverted clay basins covered some of the cremation urns buried in the open field. The presence of Corinthian imports, and of local vases under Corinthian influence related to the individual burials, is the circumstance that provides a reliable chronological base for dating the grave goods of the latest individual tombs in a period between 630/615 and 550 BC. On this basis, we can throw some light on this “Last” Orientalizing phase by sketching out the features of the ceramic production in a central Crete site and partially fill the chronological gap between the end of the 7th and the 6th centuries BC.
The use of inverted clay basins to cover some of the individual burials is the most outstanding feature at Aphrati-Arkades and is particularly in vogue during the last phase of the necropolis. This custom has implied historical speculation, since has been attributed to Oriental refugees buried at Aphrati. A re-examination of the problem suggests directions for further research.
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Nel 1990, in vista della costruzione della superstrada tra Iraklion e Aghia Varvara, la Missione Archeologica di Priniàs attuò una serie di ricognizioni di superficie mirate ad individuare l’eventuale presenza di siti d’interesse... more
Nel 1990, in vista della costruzione della superstrada tra Iraklion e Aghia Varvara, la Missione Archeologica di Priniàs attuò una serie di ricognizioni di superficie mirate ad individuare l’eventuale presenza di siti d’interesse archeologico. Ne furono scoperti vari di età minoica, geometrica, ellenistica ed imperiale.
Il lavoro, pur non essendo il risultato di una ricerca sistematica, dà tuttavia idea delle dinamiche di popolamento di un’area collinare posta lungo la via che collega la costa settentrionale di Creta a quella meridionale.
Il lavoro, pur non essendo il risultato di una ricerca sistematica, dà tuttavia idea delle dinamiche di popolamento di un’area collinare posta lungo la via che collega la costa settentrionale di Creta a quella meridionale.
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The necropolis of Siderospilia of Prinias and those of the Knossos area are the greatest Early Iron Age ones excavated in central Crete. A preliminary examination of the grave goods found in the first of these allowed us to identify the... more
The necropolis of Siderospilia of Prinias and those of the Knossos area are the greatest Early Iron Age ones excavated in central Crete. A preliminary examination of the grave goods found in the first of these allowed us to identify the tombs used in Protogeometric times and to give a first "physiognomy" to the contemporary ceramic style, previously known, in this area, by sporadic findings only.
The ceramics of Siderospilia continue, in parallel with the Knossos’ ones, the legacy of the TM IIIC and, at the same time, independently from the Knossos area, re-elaborate decorative motives and suggestions coming from the outside, especially from Cyprus. Among the imports, the showiest one is a rare Attic Late Protogeometric krater (1000-900 BC), which is the only one so far found in in a necropolis of Crete and the southernmost exported specimen in the Aegean Sea. The recipients of this and of other, valuable, imported metal products had to be the members of wealthy local aristocracies. Finally, it seems that the anonymous site on the Patela hill, thanks also to its privileged position on the route connecting the northern and the southern coasts of the island, attracted goods and ideas from various parts of the Mediterranean basin and that its role as mediator of stimuli coming from the outside was not secondary.
The ceramics of Siderospilia continue, in parallel with the Knossos’ ones, the legacy of the TM IIIC and, at the same time, independently from the Knossos area, re-elaborate decorative motives and suggestions coming from the outside, especially from Cyprus. Among the imports, the showiest one is a rare Attic Late Protogeometric krater (1000-900 BC), which is the only one so far found in in a necropolis of Crete and the southernmost exported specimen in the Aegean Sea. The recipients of this and of other, valuable, imported metal products had to be the members of wealthy local aristocracies. Finally, it seems that the anonymous site on the Patela hill, thanks also to its privileged position on the route connecting the northern and the southern coasts of the island, attracted goods and ideas from various parts of the Mediterranean basin and that its role as mediator of stimuli coming from the outside was not secondary.
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] Il Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche è impegnato da anni in attività di ricerca fina-lizzate allo scavo, alla documentazione e alla conservazione del patrimonio culturale. Sfogliando le pagine di questo libro si percorre un viaggio... more
] Il Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche è impegnato da anni in attività di ricerca fina-lizzate allo scavo, alla documentazione e alla conservazione del patrimonio culturale. Sfogliando le pagine di questo libro si percorre un viaggio stimolante alla scoperta dei progetti di ricerca svolti negli ultimi anni dal CNR in quei siti di lunga tradizione di studi che si trovano in Italia e nel bacino del Mediterraneo, ma anche in quei luoghi posti in Paesi di più recente interesse e spesso di difficile accesso come il Libano, l'Algeria e il Perù, dove l'opera dei ricercatori acquista un valore ancora più significativo concorrendo non solo alla creazione di nuova conoscenza, ma anche alla crescita culturale del Paese e al coinvolgimento delle comunità locali nella valorizzazione, anche turistica, del proprio patrimonio. ISBN 978 88 8080 195 5 € 5 0 , 0 0
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The chemical characterization of the black gloss on ancient pottery is, since several years, the object of different scientific investigations. Among the different typologies of black gloss, the Attic one is the most refined, because it... more
The chemical characterization of the black gloss on ancient pottery is, since several years, the object of different scientific investigations. Among the different typologies of black gloss, the Attic one is the most refined, because it is prepared by using a fine suspension of an illitic clay applied on the surface of the clay body so that, after an oxiding-reducing-oxiding firing cycle at high temperature (800–950 °C), it reaches the typical shiny black aspect. Red figure vases were largely produced in South Italy often reaching a high artistic level. This is the case of the Sicilian red figure vases, sometimes called 'Sicelioti', whose production began in Sicily around the end of the fifth century BC and continued until the beginning of the third century BC. The aim of this work is to submit and compare a selection of data related to the chemical composition of the surface black gloss of some Attic and Sicilian red figure vases: This has been investigated, and a chemical-based discrimination has been proposed. The non-destructive particle-induced X-ray emission-alpha portable spectrometer was used. The results, carried out in situ at the 'Paolo Orsi' Archaeological Museum in Syracuse (Sicily), together with the ones recently obtained in similar analyses at the Archaeological Museum of Catania University, confirmed the compositional stability of Attic vase black gloss and indicated that in a well-defined time period, the chemical composition of the Sicilian black gloss decorations is very stable and superimposable with that of the contemporary Attic artifacts.
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Deception aesthetic: terracotta figurines and forgers of Centuripe A small group of Hellenistic style figurines in the Libertini Collection of the Catania University Archaeological Museum is the focus of an ongoing authenticity study.... more
Deception aesthetic: terracotta figurines and forgers of Centuripe
A small group of Hellenistic style figurines in the Libertini Collection of the Catania University Archaeological Museum is the focus of an ongoing authenticity study. These comprise both genuine and fake figurines, as well as others that appear suspicious. Ancient Greek figurines of the Hellenistic period used as prototypes and mold-made replicas of these same figurines have been identified in other museum collections and in vintage photographs that belonged to Mr. Antonino Biondi, a forger who operated at Centuripe, Sicily, in the first half of the last century. The comparison among the figurines kept in various museums, the subjects of the mentioned photographs and the actual terracotta replicas of these, still made openly at Centuripe, allow us to understand the usual way the forger worked according to the principles of a real “deception aesthetic” exclusively aimed at profit.
A small group of Hellenistic style figurines in the Libertini Collection of the Catania University Archaeological Museum is the focus of an ongoing authenticity study. These comprise both genuine and fake figurines, as well as others that appear suspicious. Ancient Greek figurines of the Hellenistic period used as prototypes and mold-made replicas of these same figurines have been identified in other museum collections and in vintage photographs that belonged to Mr. Antonino Biondi, a forger who operated at Centuripe, Sicily, in the first half of the last century. The comparison among the figurines kept in various museums, the subjects of the mentioned photographs and the actual terracotta replicas of these, still made openly at Centuripe, allow us to understand the usual way the forger worked according to the principles of a real “deception aesthetic” exclusively aimed at profit.
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L’archeologo del XXI secolo non vive più di solo studio e scavo. Oggi la moderna ricerca impone di affiancare al lavoro in cantiere e ai libri in biblioteca modi sempre nuovi di indagare, comunicare e gestire l’antico. Bastano un po’ di... more
L’archeologo del XXI secolo non vive più di solo studio e scavo. Oggi la moderna ricerca impone di affiancare al lavoro in cantiere e ai libri in biblioteca modi sempre nuovi di indagare, comunicare e gestire l’antico. Bastano un po’ di fantasia, versatilità e intraprendenza per dare vita, da archeologo, alle attività più disparate. Come hanno fatto i 34 professionisti che si raccontano in Archeostorie: c’è chi cura un museo e chi gestisce un’area archeologica, chi narra il passato ai bambini e chi lo “fa vedere” ai ciechi, chi usa nel racconto le tecnologie e i linguaggi più diversi e persino i videogame; c’è poi chi ricostruisce l’antico in 3D e chi lo sperimenta dal vivo, chi organizza i dati di scavo e chi li rende disponibili per tutti; c’è chi scrive sui giornali e chi parla di archeologia alla radio o in tivù, chi realizza documentari e chi racconta l’archeologia sui social network; c’è ancora chi punta sul marketing e chi sul crowdfunding, chi fa dell’archeologia un’esperienza per tutti e chi difende le bellezze da furti e scempi. C’è anche chi studia e scava, e nel libro descrive la vita vera di studio e scavo al di là dei miti e dei sogni.
Il risultato è un manuale non convenzionale che offre spunti originali e concreti agli archeologi del futuro in cerca di reali possibilità di occupazione. Una sorta di bottega artigiana dove apprendere i segreti del mestiere, o meglio dei mestieri, che un’archeologia nuova, pragmatica e ancorata nel presente può ispirare.
Il risultato è un manuale non convenzionale che offre spunti originali e concreti agli archeologi del futuro in cerca di reali possibilità di occupazione. Una sorta di bottega artigiana dove apprendere i segreti del mestiere, o meglio dei mestieri, che un’archeologia nuova, pragmatica e ancorata nel presente può ispirare.