Excavations at Francavilla Marittima 1991-2004: Matt-Painted Pottery from the Timpone della Motta, Volume 4: The Miniature Style Contributor(s): Kleibrink, Marianne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1407313916 ISBN-13: 9781407313917 Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd OUR PRICE: $75.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Pottery & Ceramics - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Ancient - General |
Dewey: 738.309 |
Series: BAR International |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (1.09 lbs) 143 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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Publisher Description: This publication is the first volume of what is intended to be a series of publications on the archaeology of the Timpone della Motta, a hill of 280m asl at Francavilla Marittima (Calabria, southern Italy) where the Groningen Institute of Archaeology has carried out a series of excavations between 1963 and 1969. Among the excavations, the 'acropolis' site has revealed the remains of an Oenotrian-Italic sanctuary dating from circa 800-730BC. This sanctuary contained among other features an apsidal timber building with a courtyard and altar, and a large room used for textile production. Significant among the Early Iron Age ceramics is the characteristic Italic/Oenotrian-Geometric production of matt-painted pottery that existed in Calabria, Basilicata and Campania. The Oenotrian pottery workshops of Francavilla-Lagaria were very much part of this Geometric, matt-painted tradition. From the pottery from the Timpone della Motta and the tombs of the Macchiabate necropolis at Francavilla Marittima a distinctive, local, Middle Geometric decorative style emerges, one mainly based on painted undulating bands as decorative elements, which were named the 'Undulating Band Style'. The style continued in a modified form during the Late Geometric period and is the specific subject of this volume in the series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kleibrink, Marianne: - Marianne Kleibrink |