Poggio Civitate (Murlo)

Tuck, Anthony

doi:10.7560/322949

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“…Some akroteria take forms other than lotus palmettes. One example, PC-19690284 (Tuck, 2012c), depicts a human figure astride a horse or hippocamp (Figure 4). The lower part of the sculpture is missing, making it difficult to determine what type of animal is shown.…”

Section: Archaeological and Iconographic Evidence For Elite And Non-e...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Analytical methods and an assessment of collection bias across the various excavation areas are described in Kansa and MacKinnon (2014). The full database catalogue of animal bones is published online in Open Context (Tuck, 2012a). At more than 14,000 identified specimens, it is one of the largest Etruscan animal bone assemblages analysed to date, comparable to the assemblage from the slightly later (sixth–fourth century bc ) Etruscan site of Il Forcello (Bagnolo San Vito) near Mantova (Trentacoste, 2014).…”

Section: Integrating the Zooarchaeological Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…By its display, even in a semi-private space such as the OC1/Residence, the trophy of the killed wolf shows its killer as a protector of the household and defender of the larger community. Another example of a similar kind of trophy may be a pendant (PC-19960050) perforated by a single hole made in the third phalanx (the bone that the claw attaches to) of a bear, recovered some distance from the OC1/Residence (Tuck, 2012b; Figure 9). The hole could have allowed its suspension from a cord, linking the wearer to the bear.…”

Section: Hunting Trophies and Identity At Poggio Civitatementioning

confidence: 99%

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‘Where the Wild Things Are’: Etruscan Hunting and Trophy Display at Poggio Civitate (Murlo), Italy

Kansa

Tuck

2022

Eur. j. archaeol

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An integrated study of the zooarchaeological, iconographic, and artefactual data from the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Italy), inhabited from the eighth to the sixth century bc, reveals intra-site differences in the distribution and disposal of animal body parts and species represented, including wild animals. Smaller mammals and birds that would be trapped are encountered more frequently in the site's workshop area and larger prey (deer, wolf, bear, and aurochs) that would be hunted are found more often in the area of the elite residence. We suggest that some of these remains are evidence that hunting was for the purpose of trophy display by the elites of Poggio Civitate and we discuss the social implications of such an activity in this community.

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Section: Archaeological and Iconographic Evidence For Elite And Non-e...mentioning

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Section: Integrating the Zooarchaeological Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hunting Trophies and Identity At Poggio Civitatementioning

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