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La pubblicazione del volume è stata finanziata con contributi di fondi del PRIN 2009 coordinato da Giovannella Cresci sul tema "Roma e la Transpadana: processi acculturativi, infrastrutture, forme di organizzazione amministrativa e territoriale"
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La pubblicazione del volume è stata finanziata con contributi di fondi del PRIN 2009 coordinato da Giovannella Cresci sul tema "Roma e la Transpadana: processi acculturativi, infrastrutture, forme di organizzazione amministrativa e... more
La pubblicazione del volume è stata finanziata con contributi di fondi del PRIN 2009 coordinato da Giovannella Cresci sul tema "Roma e la Transpadana: processi acculturativi, infrastrutture, forme di organizzazione amministrativa e territoriale"
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Nel panorama degli studi archeologici sugli insediamenti minori alpini di età romana, Chiavenna rappresenta uno dei fortunati casi in cui si ha coincidenza fra il nome moderno e il toponimo riportato dalle fonti antiche. Clavenna figura... more
Nel panorama degli studi archeologici sugli insediamenti minori alpini di età romana, Chiavenna rappresenta uno dei fortunati casi in cui si ha coincidenza fra il nome moderno e il toponimo riportato dalle fonti antiche. Clavenna figura infatti nella Tabula Peutingeriana quale stazione di sosta e interscambio lungo la viabilità per Coira e il mondo alpino. Estrema propaggine del sistema insediativo di Como e naturale capolinea della via Regina, Chiavenna si trova infatti lungo l'asse nord-sud della Valle che dal lago di Como attraverso il Passo del Maloja (1815 m) e il Passo dello Spluga (2115 m) raggiungeva e tuttora raggiunge Coira e i Grigioni. Il toponimo non aiuta tuttavia a chiarire la tipologia dell'insediamento, perché sulla Tabula figurano città, stazioni e tappe intermedie rispondenti a diverse modalità insediative. Per Chiavenna i dati archeologici a oggi non hanno restituito evidenze monumentali e spazi pubblici tali da fare pensare a un agglomerato urbano. Doveva trattarsi certo di un insediamento di tipo minore, una mansio forse assurta a un certo punto a vicus (e in tal caso avere un apparato amministrativo proprio). Indubbiamente il sito, posto in un punto strategico del sistema viario e commerciale dell'area, svolgeva una funzione di controllo della relativa rete stradale, connotandosi quale centro emporiale e di raccordo dei vivaci traffici commerciali e culturali tra il Lario, l'area alpina del Reno, la Valtellina e il mondo retico e camuno. Una situazione simile a quanto emerso alla testa del Lago Maggiore a Muralto dove le evidenze archeologiche restituiscono il quadro di un vicus che gravitava sui territori di Como e Milano, fungendo da punto di trasbordo e interscambio per le merci convogliate verso i valichi alpini da una parte e la pianura dall'altra 1 o ancora paragonabile al sito di Ornavasso prima e Gravellona Toce poi, "centri di confine a controllo degli accessi alle valli montane in età preromana e successivamente […] punti di smistamento dei carichi commerciali e di cerniera per la diffusione delle merci tra l'area di pianura e le valli alpine interne" 2. Analoga funzione di imbarco, sbarco e scambio di merci (fra cui la pietra) svolgeva sulla sponda del Lago Maggiore anche Angera, grazie alla felice posizione sulla strada per Mediolanum e al capolinea della via fluvio-lacustre Po-Ticino-Verbano 3 , Per Chiavenna è stato possibile individuare che le evidenze archeologiche più consistenti si collocano ai piedi della cava di pietra ollare della Caurga 4 che costituiva il fulcro produttivo dell'abitato e luogo di smistamento verso Coira da una parte e Como dall'altra. Lo sviluppo di Chiavenna, certamente connesso al percorso stradale, ne condizionò verosimilmente anche l'impianto, allungato e ovoidale, sviluppatosi in età romana su un preesistente insediamento indigeno, indiziato da scarse evidenze emerse in occasione degli scavi in diversi punti dell'abitato. Per quanto risulti un apparente iato fra la prima età del Ferro e l'età romana è probabile che in realtà il sito si sia sviluppato senza soluzione di continuità, come scarsissimi ma indicativi materiali della seconda età del Ferro sembrano suggerire 5. La felice posizione di passaggio su fondovalle ne favorì e condizionò lo sviluppo, analogamente a quanto attestato per altri contesti, fra cui quello altoatesino. * Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le Province di Bergamo e Brescia.
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Reti and Camuni: close, yet far apart - The progress of studies and new and important archaeological acquisitions allow to better define the ethnic-cultural identity of some groups of the Iron Age, all the while allowing for an in-depth... more
Reti and Camuni: close, yet far apart - The progress of studies and new and important archaeological acquisitions allow to better define the ethnic-cultural identity of some groups of the Iron Age, all the while allowing for an in-depth analysis of the times, dynamics and outcomes of their Romanization.
The paper will try to redefine the space of Rhaetian Culture on one hand and that of the Breno-Dos dell’Arca culture on the other, emphasizing the common elements and those that differ.
The paper will try to redefine the space of Rhaetian Culture on one hand and that of the Breno-Dos dell’Arca culture on the other, emphasizing the common elements and those that differ.
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In the second Iron Age the Giudicarie of Trentino constitute a sort of border region and cultural connection between the group Fritzens-Sanzeno (or Rhaetian group) and that of Valcamonica. The analysis of material and epigraphic data from... more
In the second Iron Age the Giudicarie of Trentino constitute a sort of border region and cultural connection between the group Fritzens-Sanzeno (or Rhaetian group) and that of Valcamonica. The analysis of material
and epigraphic data from previous discoveries and recent excavations reveals a preferential cultural influence from the valleys of Lombardy and the Alpine Group of the Rhine valley since VI century B.C. In places of worship (Stenico, Monte San Martino at Campi di Riva del Garda) the presence of culturally diverse materials distinguishes these sites as meeting places of different communities.
and epigraphic data from previous discoveries and recent excavations reveals a preferential cultural influence from the valleys of Lombardy and the Alpine Group of the Rhine valley since VI century B.C. In places of worship (Stenico, Monte San Martino at Campi di Riva del Garda) the presence of culturally diverse materials distinguishes these sites as meeting places of different communities.
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ABSTRACT - Reti and Camuni: close, yet far apart - The progress of studies and new and important archaeological acquisitions allow to better define the ethnic-cultural identity of some groups of the Iron Age, all the while allowing for an... more
ABSTRACT - Reti and Camuni: close, yet far apart - The progress of studies and new and important archaeological acquisitions allow to better define the ethnic-cultural identity of some groups of the Iron Age, all the while allowing for an in-depth analysis of the times, dynamics and outcomes of their Romanization.
The paper will try to redefine the space of Rhaetian Culture on one hand and that of the Breno-Dos dell’Arca culture on the other, emphasizing the common elements and those that differ.
The paper will try to redefine the space of Rhaetian Culture on one hand and that of the Breno-Dos dell’Arca culture on the other, emphasizing the common elements and those that differ.
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Ustrinum or Brandopferplatz?: the archaelogical area of Capo di Ponte (Brescia), Le Sante. In 1976, an excavation at Le Sante, in Capo di Ponte (BS-Italy), revealed a deep carbonic layer containing abundant ceramic, glass, and metallic... more
Ustrinum or Brandopferplatz?: the archaelogical area of Capo di Ponte (Brescia), Le Sante. In 1976, an excavation at Le Sante, in Capo di Ponte (BS-Italy), revealed a deep carbonic layer containing abundant ceramic, glass, and metallic material, mostly broken and partly altered by fire, as well as several bone fragments, and rock structures. The findings were interpreted as the ustrinum of a necropolis active during the Roman Age. The peculiar structural organization of the area, featuring an artificial dip surrounded by an elliptical stone wall and a heap of black carbonic earth, with plentiful material suggests a similarity with the votive bonfires of the Alps and the prehistoric sanctuary recently unveiled in Breno, at Spinera, in middle Valcamonica. The analysis of such material, still unpublished, shows a prevalence of offer cups (including numerous Henkeldellenbecher-style jugs and small cups in thin walled pottery and in Terra Sigillata), ritually broken and scattered. Similarities with sites in Alto Adige (Rungger Egg in the Alpe di Siusi and Noafer Bühl, above Gries) suggest to interpret the Capo di Ponte environment as a votive funerary bonfire, a sort of Brandopferplatz in use from the late Iron Age to the 4th century AD.
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I Trumplini sono citati da numerose fonti storiografiche e epigrafiche antiche: presenti fra le gentes alpinae devictae nel Trofeo di La Turbie e fra i popoli effigiati nel Sebasteion di Afrodisia di Caria, essi sono nominati... more
I Trumplini sono citati da numerose fonti storiografiche e epigrafiche antiche: presenti fra le gentes alpinae devictae nel Trofeo di La Turbie e fra i popoli effigiati nel Sebasteion di Afrodisia di Caria, essi sono nominati distintamente rispetto a Camuni, Sabini e Reti. I dati archeologici dalla Val Trompia, per quanto scarsi e frammentari e non indicativi di una specifica identita etnica, testimoniano per il territorio l’apertura fin dal III sec. a.C. verso il mondo celtico e l’esistenza di stretti rapporti culturali ed economici con la pianura e con Brescia. The Trumplini are mentioned by numerous ancient historical and epigraphic sources: present among the gentes alpinae devictae Trophy in La Turbie and among peoples portrayed in Sebasteion of Aphrodisias in Caria, they are cited distinctly from the Camunni, Sabini and Raeti . The archaeological data from Valtrompia, though insufficient and not specific to an ethnic identity, testifies an opening to the Celtic world since the ...
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L'articolo analizza i laterizi con bollo rinvenuti nella villa romana di Toscolano Maderno (BS). I dati suggeriscono una relazione tra la produzione laterizia e l'importante famiglia dei Nonii Arrii, proprietaria della villa nel II e III... more
L'articolo analizza i laterizi con bollo rinvenuti nella villa romana di Toscolano Maderno (BS). I dati suggeriscono una relazione tra la produzione laterizia e l'importante famiglia dei Nonii Arrii, proprietaria della villa nel II e III secolo d.C..
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L'articolo presenta alcuni materiali riconducibili alla sfera del gioco nel mondo romano rinvenuti nel santuario di Minerva in loc. Spinera di Breno (Valcamonica-BS).
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L'articolo presenta la documentazione di scavo e i materiali da recenti scavi in Valtellina. I dati offrono nuovi elementi di conoscenza sulle dinamiche di romanizzazione del territorio.
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L'articolo presenta i materiali ceramici della seconda età del Ferro dal santuario protostorico di Spinera di Breno (BS).
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Ustrinum or Brandopferplatz?: the archaelogical area of Capo di Ponte (Brescia), Le Sante. In 1976, an excavation at Le Sante, in Capo di Ponte (BS-Italy), revealed a deep carbonic layer containing abundant ceramic, glass, and metallic... more
Ustrinum or Brandopferplatz?: the archaelogical area of Capo di Ponte (Brescia), Le Sante.
In 1976, an excavation at Le Sante, in Capo di Ponte (BS-Italy), revealed a deep carbonic layer containing abundant ceramic, glass, and metallic material, mostly broken and partly altered by fire, as well as several bone fragments, and rock structures. The findings were interpreted as the ustrinum of a necropolis active during the Roman Age.
The peculiar structural organization of the area, featuring an artificial dip surrounded by an elliptical stone wall and
a heap of black carbonic earth, with plentiful material suggests a similarity with the votive bonfires of the Alps and the
prehistoric sanctuary recently unveiled in Breno, at Spinera, in middle Valcamonica. The analysis of such material, still
unpublished, shows a prevalence of offer cups (including numerous Henkeldellenbecher-style jugs and small cups in thin
walled pottery and in Terra Sigillata), ritually broken and scattered. Similarities with sites in Alto Adige (Rungger Egg in
the Alpe di Siusi and Noafer Bühl, above Gries) suggest to interpret the Capo di Ponte environment as a votive funerary
bonfire, a sort of Brandopferplatz in use from the late Iron Age to the 4th century AD.
In 1976, an excavation at Le Sante, in Capo di Ponte (BS-Italy), revealed a deep carbonic layer containing abundant ceramic, glass, and metallic material, mostly broken and partly altered by fire, as well as several bone fragments, and rock structures. The findings were interpreted as the ustrinum of a necropolis active during the Roman Age.
The peculiar structural organization of the area, featuring an artificial dip surrounded by an elliptical stone wall and
a heap of black carbonic earth, with plentiful material suggests a similarity with the votive bonfires of the Alps and the
prehistoric sanctuary recently unveiled in Breno, at Spinera, in middle Valcamonica. The analysis of such material, still
unpublished, shows a prevalence of offer cups (including numerous Henkeldellenbecher-style jugs and small cups in thin
walled pottery and in Terra Sigillata), ritually broken and scattered. Similarities with sites in Alto Adige (Rungger Egg in
the Alpe di Siusi and Noafer Bühl, above Gries) suggest to interpret the Capo di Ponte environment as a votive funerary
bonfire, a sort of Brandopferplatz in use from the late Iron Age to the 4th century AD.
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SUMMARY - Valli Giudicarie between the Iron Age and Romanization: ethnic groups and frontier territories between the Rhaetian area and Valcamonica - In the second Iron Age the Giudicarie of Trentino constitute a sort of border region and... more
SUMMARY - Valli Giudicarie between the Iron Age and Romanization: ethnic groups and frontier territories between the Rhaetian area and Valcamonica -
In the second Iron Age the Giudicarie of Trentino constitute a sort of border region and cultural connection between the group Fritzens-Sanzeno (or Rhaetian group) and that of Valcamonica. The analysis of material and epigraphic data from previous discoveries and recent excavations reveals a preferential cultural influence from the valleys of Lombardy and the Alpine Group of the Rhine valley since VI century B.C. In places of worship (Stenico, Monte San Martino at Campi di Riva del Garda) the presence of culturally diverse materials distinguishes these sites as meeting places of different communities.
In the second Iron Age the Giudicarie of Trentino constitute a sort of border region and cultural connection between the group Fritzens-Sanzeno (or Rhaetian group) and that of Valcamonica. The analysis of material and epigraphic data from previous discoveries and recent excavations reveals a preferential cultural influence from the valleys of Lombardy and the Alpine Group of the Rhine valley since VI century B.C. In places of worship (Stenico, Monte San Martino at Campi di Riva del Garda) the presence of culturally diverse materials distinguishes these sites as meeting places of different communities.
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The paper presents some fragments of a glass cup recovered in a tomb in Cividate Camuno (Valcamonica) reminiscent of the Isings 96a shape and showing graffiti recognizable as pre-Roman letters. This demonstrates the persistence of... more
The paper presents some fragments of a glass cup recovered in a tomb in Cividate Camuno (Valcamonica) reminiscent of the
Isings 96a shape and showing graffiti recognizable as pre-Roman letters.
This demonstrates the persistence of traditional indigenous cultural models in the Roman period and the continuity of the
use of pre-Roman writing to reaffirm the local cultural identity, particularly in certain specific contexts (such as funerary
and votive).
Isings 96a shape and showing graffiti recognizable as pre-Roman letters.
This demonstrates the persistence of traditional indigenous cultural models in the Roman period and the continuity of the
use of pre-Roman writing to reaffirm the local cultural identity, particularly in certain specific contexts (such as funerary
and votive).
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This paper deals with some inscriptions on movable rocks found in the Giudicarie Valleys of Trentino-Italy, in an area marked by the cultural border between the Raetian and Camunian regions.Such inscriptions are clearly linked to the ones... more
This paper deals with some inscriptions on movable rocks found in the Giudicarie Valleys of Trentino-Italy, in an area marked by the cultural border between the Raetian and Camunian regions.Such inscriptions are clearly linked to the ones discovered in Valcamonica. The characteristics and especially the position of the inscriptions suggest some interesting considerations about the possible role played by signs carved on high altitude mountains. The cultural interpretation underlines the sacred meaning of the rock art sites on mountain tops, explaining them as passage sanctuaries, or more generally sacred areas associated with nature and mountain. In addition to this interpretation, the practical function of such engraved rocks is more and more evident to the archaeologist. The carved signs could be used to mark a border, relating to the control and exploitation of the mineral resources, to the right of using pasturelands, and to the definition of some precise rules for the use of the territory.
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The Lappenbecken pans are ceramic artefacts typical of Roman and Late Roman contexts, in the area of Brescia. The discovery of these pans in some unpublished sites of Valcamonica (BS - Italy) allowed us to carry out the archaeological... more
The Lappenbecken pans are ceramic artefacts typical of Roman and Late Roman contexts, in the area of Brescia. The discovery of these pans in some unpublished sites of Valcamonica (BS - Italy) allowed us to carry out the archaeological study together with a preliminary archaeometric investigation on a large number of sherds. Compositional data have been collected on macroscopic samples and on a selection of thin sections, observed under the polarizing microscope. Peculiar features of different paste groups, in term of petrography and fabric, have been individuated, as well as technological skills corresponding to different way of making pottery. Archaeological and archaeometric analyses allowed us to refer the complete
production cycle of Lappenbecken pans to a household context, decidedly local, as documented by the presence of minerals and rock fragments related to the geology of Valcamonica (i.e.: hornblende; tonalite of the Adamello complex; volcanic rocks; micaschists).
production cycle of Lappenbecken pans to a household context, decidedly local, as documented by the presence of minerals and rock fragments related to the geology of Valcamonica (i.e.: hornblende; tonalite of the Adamello complex; volcanic rocks; micaschists).