Ascoli Satriano, Giarnera Piccola. Vorbericht zu den Grabungskampagnen 2010–2012

Larcher, Astrid; Laimer, Manuele

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“…The adjacent grave, 3/12 (Fig. 17), of similar construction to 3/10 and aligned parallel to it, also mirrored its depositional situation (Laimer 2016, 220; Larcher & Laimer 2013, 50–51). Again, the last interment, dating from the fourth century, was an adult male (Fig.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…The first tomb (3/12) lies centred beneath the narrow end of the enclosure, while tomb 3/10 is located under the annexe (cf. Figure 10; Larcher & Laimer 2013, 25–7). Both graves attest to a complex use life.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The first excavations were carried out in 1965/66 on the Colle Serpente, in the area of San Rocco, and in the large necropolis of the Cimitero Vecchio (Tinè Bertocchi 1985). Later archaeological activities concentrated on various zones on the Colle Serpente hilltop (Fabbri & Osanna 2002; 2005; Fabbri et al 2003; Larcher & Defranceschi 2012; Larcher & Müller 2008; Osanna 2008), at Valle Castagna, close to San Rocco, where a small rescue campaign was carried out (Corrente & Liseno 2010) and, in particular, in the area of the Giarnera Piccola, to the southwest of the present-day village, where Austrian archaeologists have conducted extensive investigations (Laimer 2016; Laimer & Larcher 2006; Larcher & Laimer 2010a,b; 2013; Figs 3a & 3b).

Figure 1.Southern Italy with pre-Roman sites in modern Basilicata and Apulia.…”

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“…Tomb 4/11 (Fig. 4), a deep pit dating from the seventh century, housed two adults, a female and a male (Larcher & Laimer 2013, 34–7; for the anthropological data, see Table 1.) They were placed in flexed positions, facing and holding each other.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The large fossa 3/10 (Fig. 15) had been repeatedly reopened and reused, causing a stratigraphic inversion (Laimer 2016, 220; Larcher & Laimer 2013, 40–41, 44–5). The earliest inhumations were represented by disarticulated remains deposited along the edge of the stone slabs covering the burial cavity of the fossa (Fig.…”

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Revisiting the Dead: Tomb Reuse and Post-Burial Practices at Ascoli Satriano (Pre-Roman Apulia, Seventh–Fourth Centurybc)

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Laimer

2018

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In the archaeology of death and burial, the premise that the dead were buried ritually and not simply disposed of seems to be accepted without argument. Where graves were reopened and reused for subsequent burials, however, the post-funeral manipulation of ‘older’ depositions is often regarded as having been primarily pragmatic and circumstantial. Countering this interpretative imbalance, we argue that the reuse of tombs was a highly complex procedure that forced communities into negotiating and formalizing, or even ritualizing, the way in which bodies and objects were acted on and engaged with. Taking the necropolis Giarnera Piccola/Ascoli Satriano in pre-Roman northern Apulia as a case study, and employing a microarchaeological-archaeothanatological perspective, we discuss the diverse and sometimes conflicting practices used to deal with pre-existing graves, objects and human remains, identifying tensions between maintaining or reconstructing the integrity of the body and intentionally manipulating and fragmenting it. We argue that repeatedly reused tombs constituted a socially and symbolically charged arena for a prolonged, active relationship with the deceased and for mobilizing, mediating and maintaining inter-generational memories.

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confidence: 74%

Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Figure 1.Southern Italy with pre-Roman sites in modern Basilicata and Apulia.…”

Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%