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The excavations carried out by the Italian Archaeological Mission at Jerash inside the shops that line the western side of the Main Colonnaded Street, leaning against the Sanctuary of Artemis’ frontage, unearthed a layer of occupation... more
The excavations carried out by the Italian Archaeological Mission at Jerash inside the shops that line the western side of the Main Colonnaded Street, leaning against the Sanctuary of Artemis’ frontage, unearthed a layer of occupation attributable to the transitional period between the Byzantine and Umayyad ages.
Despite the absence of any sign of kiln, probably due to the digs carried out between 1928 and 1931 and subsequently in 1980, some of the materials recovered from this layer testify to the existence of craft activities in the area, both inside and outside the rooms.
In particular, the excavation brought to light a large number of vessels with thin ribbed walls, identifiable as crucibles from the presence of a refractory clay coating, which shows evident traces of combustion. Some of them, to judge by their very small size, had probably been used for the melting of small quantities of material.
In this phase of the research it is hard to determine with certainty the manufacture of which products these artifacts were assigned to.
The discovery in one of the excavated rooms of several basins sherds with thick inner layers of molten glass and the abundant traces of colour within some of the crucibles seems to indicate the existence of a glass workshop, perhaps specialized in the manufacture of mosaic tesserae.
On the other hand the presence of bronze remains on the bottom of other crucibles, together with the finding of metal slags in the area, suggests that they were also used in metalwork activities.
Despite the absence of any sign of kiln, probably due to the digs carried out between 1928 and 1931 and subsequently in 1980, some of the materials recovered from this layer testify to the existence of craft activities in the area, both inside and outside the rooms.
In particular, the excavation brought to light a large number of vessels with thin ribbed walls, identifiable as crucibles from the presence of a refractory clay coating, which shows evident traces of combustion. Some of them, to judge by their very small size, had probably been used for the melting of small quantities of material.
In this phase of the research it is hard to determine with certainty the manufacture of which products these artifacts were assigned to.
The discovery in one of the excavated rooms of several basins sherds with thick inner layers of molten glass and the abundant traces of colour within some of the crucibles seems to indicate the existence of a glass workshop, perhaps specialized in the manufacture of mosaic tesserae.
On the other hand the presence of bronze remains on the bottom of other crucibles, together with the finding of metal slags in the area, suggests that they were also used in metalwork activities.
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The purpose of this paper is to examine a group of graves, dating to the Hellenistic period, particularly interesting for their location and the presence of burials marked by funerary monuments on the surface. Their typology and the... more
The purpose of this paper is to examine a group of graves, dating to the Hellenistic period, particularly interesting for their location and the presence of burials marked by funerary monuments on the surface. Their typology and the wealth of the grave goods, that include gold ornaments and terracotta figurines, has no comparisons among the coeval Iasian tombs. The analysis of these findings, well characterized from a formal and ritual point of view, aims to include them in the local thematic framework and specify their relationships and chronology.
İasos’un ölü kentlerinin nerede bulunduğu, içinde hangi eserlerin inşa edildiği, hangi gömme adetinin ve törenlerinin belgelendirildiğine dair bilgilerimiz geniş olmakla
birlikte tam sayılamaz. Örneğin ’60 yılların sonlarında eski tarihi kentten uzak olmayan bir alanda ortaya çıkarılan “Prehistorik ölü kenti” konusu bu bağlamda oldukça anlamlıdır. M.Ö. 3 bin yılında başlayan kasvetli kullanımı, Roma ve Hellenistik dönemlerinde de saptanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, konumu ve mezarlar anıtlı gömmenin olması bakımından oldukça ilgi çeken Hellenistik döneme ait bir grup mezar analize etmektir. Nitekim bu mezarların tipolojisi ve altın süslemeleri, terakotadan yapılmış küçük heykeller gibi ortaya çıkarılan eşyaların zenginliği, aynı döneme ait
diğer yerel mezarlarda rastlanmamaktadır. Görünüş ve tören bakımından net özellikler taşıyan bu bulguların analizi, yerel tematik çerçeve içeresinde açıklamayı ve planimetrik/fotoğraf belgelendirmesi yetersiz olmasına rağmen olabildiğince en doğru şekilde aralarındaki ilişkileri ile kronolojisini belirtmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
İasos’un ölü kentlerinin nerede bulunduğu, içinde hangi eserlerin inşa edildiği, hangi gömme adetinin ve törenlerinin belgelendirildiğine dair bilgilerimiz geniş olmakla
birlikte tam sayılamaz. Örneğin ’60 yılların sonlarında eski tarihi kentten uzak olmayan bir alanda ortaya çıkarılan “Prehistorik ölü kenti” konusu bu bağlamda oldukça anlamlıdır. M.Ö. 3 bin yılında başlayan kasvetli kullanımı, Roma ve Hellenistik dönemlerinde de saptanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, konumu ve mezarlar anıtlı gömmenin olması bakımından oldukça ilgi çeken Hellenistik döneme ait bir grup mezar analize etmektir. Nitekim bu mezarların tipolojisi ve altın süslemeleri, terakotadan yapılmış küçük heykeller gibi ortaya çıkarılan eşyaların zenginliği, aynı döneme ait
diğer yerel mezarlarda rastlanmamaktadır. Görünüş ve tören bakımından net özellikler taşıyan bu bulguların analizi, yerel tematik çerçeve içeresinde açıklamayı ve planimetrik/fotoğraf belgelendirmesi yetersiz olmasına rağmen olabildiğince en doğru şekilde aralarındaki ilişkileri ile kronolojisini belirtmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
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Offering of terracotta figurines, artefacts intended exclusively for religious or funerary purposes, appears closely related to the need of the dedicants to establish a special relationship with the sphere of the divine or the afterlife.... more
Offering of terracotta figurines, artefacts intended exclusively for religious or funerary purposes, appears closely related to the need of the dedicants to establish a special relationship with the sphere of the divine or the afterlife. The presence of figurines is almost constant in the votive deposits within the sacred areas and particularly frequent in those dedicated to female deities.
The excavations in the sanctuary on Çanacık Tepe, a hill located in the mainland of Iasos, have yielded a large number of clay figurines, many of which representing various deities characterized by the presence of specific attributes. The cult practiced in the sanctuary is indicated by the discovery of a statuary group consisting of the statue of Artemis standing between two goats and part of an inscription with a dedication to the Mother of Gods. The identification with Artemis of the female deity represented in most of the figurines is suggested not only from the place where they were consecrated, but also by the particular iconography of the figures which bear a quiver on their shoulder.
The excavations in the sanctuary on Çanacık Tepe, a hill located in the mainland of Iasos, have yielded a large number of clay figurines, many of which representing various deities characterized by the presence of specific attributes. The cult practiced in the sanctuary is indicated by the discovery of a statuary group consisting of the statue of Artemis standing between two goats and part of an inscription with a dedication to the Mother of Gods. The identification with Artemis of the female deity represented in most of the figurines is suggested not only from the place where they were consecrated, but also by the particular iconography of the figures which bear a quiver on their shoulder.
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An underground chamber tomb was recently discovered in the suburban area of Macomades Selorum, the ancient urban centre above which the modern Surt was built. The hypogeum, currently no longer visible or accessible, had been looted at the... more
An underground chamber tomb was recently discovered in the suburban area of Macomades Selorum, the ancient urban centre above which the modern Surt was built. The hypogeum, currently no longer visible or accessible, had been looted at the time of its discovery. The typology of the grave, carved into the bedrock, recalls that of the Punic tripartite hypogea, in which a staircase, extended by a stepped dromos, leads to the burial chamber. The underground room, rectangular in plan and with a vaulted roof, was decorated with painted floral patterns. An acanthus branch framed a series of niches containing box shaped cinerary urns. The remains of sixteen cremations and two inhumation burials were found inside the room within pits dug into the floor. The scarce remains of grave goods, including pottery and glass vessels, oil lamps and coins, and inscriptions on the urns allow us to date the hypogeum approximately to a period between the age of Hadrian and the end of the 2nd century.
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Research Interests: History, Archaeology, Art History, Suburban Studies, Survey Research, and 15 moreAncient Topography (Archaeology), Libyan archaeology, Roman Provincial Archaeology, Libya, Roman Libya, Libia, Libyan history and archaeology, LEPTIS MAGNA, Lepcis Magna, Libyan Studies, Ancient Roman Topography, Tripolitania, Suburbium, Roman Archaeology, and Roman Tripolitania
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Research Interests: Anatolian Studies, Anatolian Archaeology, Mediterranean Studies, Funerary Archaeology, Funeral Practices, and 10 moreDeath and Burial (Archaeology), Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor, Anatolian Archaeology (Archaeology), Mediterranean archaeology, Ancient Anatolia, Karian archaeology, Funerary Practices, Karia, Funeral Rites, and Archeologia Funeraria
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Research Interests: Etruscan, Etruscan Archaeology, Protohistory, Etruscology, Etruscan studies, and 12 moreVillanovan and Latial Cultures, Età Del Ferro, Villanovian Culture, Italic Archaeology, Etruscology, Greek and Roman Archaeology, Etruscan and pre-Roman archaeology, Etruria padana, Etruscologia, Etruschi, Eta del ferro e orientalizzante, Etruscan Po Valley, Etruria and Ancient Italy, and Villanoviano
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Il vetro di Iasos (Caria) nel quadro delle produzioni nel Mediterraneo orientale, in Il vetro dall’antichità all’età contemporanea: aspetti tecnologici, funzionali e commerciali (Atti 2e Giornate Nazionali di Studio AIHV - Comitato Nazionale Italiano, Milano 14-15 Dicembre 1996), Milano 1998, pp. 73-85 (con F. Berti)more