Geologic aspects of ancient Villanovan settlement distributions in central Italy

Force, Eric R.

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.015

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“…The effusive activity started in the Pleistocene and includes the ignimbrites and acidic lava domes of the "massifs" of Tolfa and Allumiere. Farther north, the rise of the basic magma determines the formation of Vulsini volcanic systems marked by ignimbrite plateaus and calderas (Force, 2015;Alberti et al, 1970, 41). Marine, lacustrine, and fluvial deposits are also common in the region.…”

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New insights into Early Iron Age connections between Sardinia and Etruria: Archaeometric analyses of ceramics from Tavolara

Freund

Mancini²,

D'Oriano³

et al. 2020

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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The island of Tavolara off the coast of northeastern Sardinia, Italy was intermittently occupied from Neolithic to modern times, and recent excavations at the site of Spalmatore di Terra have revealed the presence of Villanovan ceramics on the island dating to the 9 th century BC (according to the traditional chronology). Contacts between Etruria and Sardinia during the early Iron Age are well documented by the recovery of Nuragic vessels and metal objects in Etrurian burial contexts, but the presence of Villanovan artefacts in Sardinia is comparably rare. Indeed, discoveries from Spalamatore di Terra represent the first evidence of Villanovan ceramics in Sardinia, likely originating from Tyrrhenian Etruria.To study the provenance of the ceramics found at Spalamatore di Terra, a representative sample of these materials was chosen to be studied through a combination of petrographic and geochemical characterisation. A particular emphasis was placed on the Villanovan materials that were most abundant, but a selection of Nuragic shapes was also included. The results of these analyses are significant in that they reveal a surprisingly diverse range of ceramic fabrics that can be linked to Etruria, thus providing insight into Tavolara's place within a broader transmarine network of interaction.

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