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Edizione degli scavi del sito di Milazzo, Viale dei Cipressi (ME), con particolare attenzione all... more Edizione degli scavi del sito di Milazzo, Viale dei Cipressi (ME), con particolare attenzione alle fasi del Bronzo antico siciliano (facies di Capo Graziano; facies di Castelluccio), dei cui reperti si dà completa pubblicazione, con un commento cronologico
Istituto italiano di preistoria e protostoria ; Soprintendenza per i beni archeologici del Veneto : Università degli studi di Padova, 2015
In the pottery assemblages from early Iron Age sites in Veneto it has been possible to identify j... more In the pottery assemblages from early Iron Age sites in Veneto it has been possible to identify jars with flared rim and flat lip made of a coarse carbonate-tempered paste, a kind of pottery which is much more common in settlements of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia area. The building of a detailed typological system and the review of all the published contexts have demonstrated that some of the types found in Friuli-Venezia Giulia sites dates back to the last phase of Bronze Age. Archaeometric analysis carried on 90 specimens from Veneto have shown that all the flared rim and flat lip pots have very similar paste, which is clearly different from the ones used for others shapes. As the temper in this particular paste has been identified as crushed speleothems (secondary mineral deposits, composed of calcium carbonate, forming in karst caves), it seems probable that these jars were made in the karst area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Therefore, they may indicate a trade route from East to West, opposite to the well-known influence that Veneti had on Friuli since 8th cent. B.C.
Applied Clay Science, 2013
ABSTRACT A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was... more ABSTRACT A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespread across the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in North-East Italy between the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age. A few of these jars have also been found occasionally in sites in the neighbouring Veneto region. Combined petrographic and chemical analyses were carried out on several shards from three settlements in the Veneto region, Concordia Sagittaria, Padova and Castion d'Erbè, in order to distinguish between local and imported varieties. Petrographic analysis revealed that local products and suspected imported artefacts of this type of pottery are compositionally different. The minero-petrographic composition of the FRFL potsherds is also uniform. Specifically, the presence of carbonate fragments with growing and saw teeth structures, showing alternation of growing white and dark-brown laminae, indicates the use of a similar temper, perhaps composed of concretions or speleothems. In addition, comparisons with a few shards from Friuli Venezia Giulia sites show considerable similarities. This evidence, together with the great diffusion and abundance of FRFL in Friuli Venezia Giulia, indicate that this ware originated from this region and was transported to the nearby Veneto.
Studi di preistoria e protostoria 2, 2015
ARCHAEOMETRY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF GLASS BEADS FROM CUS -PIOVEGO CEMETARY (PADUA, 6TH-4TH CENTUURY B... more ARCHAEOMETRY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF GLASS BEADS FROM CUS -PIOVEGO CEMETARY (PADUA, 6TH-4TH CENTUURY B.C.) : NOTES ON GLASS TECHNOLOGY IN MIDDLE IRON AGE VENETO - At present, only a few analytical projects have been carried on Iron Age vitreous beads; in this research, typologically well defined gravegoods from the Piovego cemetery have been considered as a suitable case study. The 35 vitreous materials selected for the archaeometric investigation are dated between the middle of the 6th and the end of 5th century B.C.. Forty-two micro-samples from the bodies and the decorations of the beads were sampled and analysed with SEM-EDS, EPMA and micro Raman spectroscopy, whereas non – invasive XRD was performed on the beads.
The EPMA data show that all the samples are LMG glasses obtained using natron as flux, although chemical composition has a large variability depending on the color and opacity/transparency of the glass. Also the texture of the samples is strongly variable. Only one sample is a HMG glass, produced using Na plant ashes as flux. The main results are here presented and compared with the few data available in the literature for coeval objects.
Studi di Preistoria e Protostoria 2, 2015
In the pottery assemblages from early Iron Age sites in Veneto it has been possible to identify j... more In the pottery assemblages from early Iron Age sites in Veneto it has been possible to identify jars with flared rim and flat lip made of a coarse carbonate-tempered paste, a kind of pottery which is much more common in settlements of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia area. The building of a detailed typological system and the review of all the published contexts have demonstrated that some of the types found in Friuli-Venezia Giulia sites dates back to the last phase of Bronze Age. Archaeometric analysis carried on 90 specimens from Veneto have shown that all the flared rim and flat lip pots have very similar paste, which is clearly different from the ones used for others shapes. As the temper in this particular paste has been identified as crushed speleothems (secondary mineral deposits, composed of calcium carbonate, forming in karst caves), it seems probable that these jars were made in the karst area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Therefore, they may indicate a trade route from East to West, opposite to the well-known influence that Veneti had on Friuli since 8th cent. B.C.
Beyond limits. Studi in onore di Giovanni Leonardi., 2017
The study of two different kinds of Early Iron Age pottery, the fine one with corded or pseudo-co... more The study of two different kinds of Early Iron Age pottery, the fine one with corded or pseudo-corded (“a cordicella”) decoration and jars with flared rim and flat lip suggests some considerations about processes and routes for the circulation of ideas and goods between eastern Veneto and western Friuli, where no clearly–cut border can be identified: an example of blending area between two archaeological facies.
In: G. Tigano (a cura di). Mylai II. p. 23-136, 2009
A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespre... more A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespread across the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in NorthEast Italy between the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age. A few of these jars have also been found occasionally in sites in the neighbouring Veneto region. Combined petrographic and chemical analyses were carried out on several shards from three settlements in the Veneto region, Concordia Sagittaria, Padova and Castion d'Erbè, in order to distinguish between local and imported varieties. Petrographic analysis revealed that local products and suspected imported artefacts of this type of pottery are compositionally different. The minero-petrographic composition of the FRFL potsherds is also uniform. Specifically, the presence of carbonate fragments with growing and saw teeth structures, showing alternation of growing white and dark-brown laminae, indicates the use of a similar temper, perhaps composed of concretions or speleothems. In addition, comparisons with a few shards from Friuli Venezia Giulia sites show considerable similarities. This evidence, together with the great diffusion and abundance of FRFL in Friuli Venezia Giulia, indicate that this ware originated from this region and was transported to the nearby Veneto.
Applied Clay Science, 2013
A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespre... more A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespread across the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in North-East Italy between the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age. A few of these jars have also been found occasionally in sites in the neighbouring Veneto region. Combined petrographic and chemical analyses were carried out on several shards from three settlements in the Veneto region, Concordia Sagittaria, Padova and Castion d'Erbè, in order to distinguish between local and imported varieties. Petrographic analysis revealed that local products and suspected imported artefacts of this type of pottery are compositionally different. The minero-petrographic composition of the FRFL potsherds is also uniform. Specifically, the presence of carbonate fragments with growing and saw teeth structures, showing alternation of growing white and dark-brown laminae, indicates the use of a similar temper, perhaps composed of concretions or speleothems. In addition, comparisons with a few shards from Friuli Venezia Giulia sites show considerable similarities. This evidence, together with the great diffusion and abundance of FRFL in Friuli Venezia Giulia, indicate that this ware originated from this region and was transported to the nearby Veneto.
Edizione degli scavi del sito di Milazzo, Viale dei Cipressi (ME), con particolare attenzione all... more Edizione degli scavi del sito di Milazzo, Viale dei Cipressi (ME), con particolare attenzione alle fasi del Bronzo antico siciliano (facies di Capo Graziano; facies di Castelluccio), dei cui reperti si dà completa pubblicazione, con un commento cronologico
Istituto italiano di preistoria e protostoria ; Soprintendenza per i beni archeologici del Veneto : Università degli studi di Padova, 2015
In the pottery assemblages from early Iron Age sites in Veneto it has been possible to identify j... more In the pottery assemblages from early Iron Age sites in Veneto it has been possible to identify jars with flared rim and flat lip made of a coarse carbonate-tempered paste, a kind of pottery which is much more common in settlements of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia area. The building of a detailed typological system and the review of all the published contexts have demonstrated that some of the types found in Friuli-Venezia Giulia sites dates back to the last phase of Bronze Age. Archaeometric analysis carried on 90 specimens from Veneto have shown that all the flared rim and flat lip pots have very similar paste, which is clearly different from the ones used for others shapes. As the temper in this particular paste has been identified as crushed speleothems (secondary mineral deposits, composed of calcium carbonate, forming in karst caves), it seems probable that these jars were made in the karst area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Therefore, they may indicate a trade route from East to West, opposite to the well-known influence that Veneti had on Friuli since 8th cent. B.C.
Applied Clay Science, 2013
ABSTRACT A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was... more ABSTRACT A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespread across the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in North-East Italy between the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age. A few of these jars have also been found occasionally in sites in the neighbouring Veneto region. Combined petrographic and chemical analyses were carried out on several shards from three settlements in the Veneto region, Concordia Sagittaria, Padova and Castion d'Erbè, in order to distinguish between local and imported varieties. Petrographic analysis revealed that local products and suspected imported artefacts of this type of pottery are compositionally different. The minero-petrographic composition of the FRFL potsherds is also uniform. Specifically, the presence of carbonate fragments with growing and saw teeth structures, showing alternation of growing white and dark-brown laminae, indicates the use of a similar temper, perhaps composed of concretions or speleothems. In addition, comparisons with a few shards from Friuli Venezia Giulia sites show considerable similarities. This evidence, together with the great diffusion and abundance of FRFL in Friuli Venezia Giulia, indicate that this ware originated from this region and was transported to the nearby Veneto.
Studi di preistoria e protostoria 2, 2015
ARCHAEOMETRY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF GLASS BEADS FROM CUS -PIOVEGO CEMETARY (PADUA, 6TH-4TH CENTUURY B... more ARCHAEOMETRY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF GLASS BEADS FROM CUS -PIOVEGO CEMETARY (PADUA, 6TH-4TH CENTUURY B.C.) : NOTES ON GLASS TECHNOLOGY IN MIDDLE IRON AGE VENETO - At present, only a few analytical projects have been carried on Iron Age vitreous beads; in this research, typologically well defined gravegoods from the Piovego cemetery have been considered as a suitable case study. The 35 vitreous materials selected for the archaeometric investigation are dated between the middle of the 6th and the end of 5th century B.C.. Forty-two micro-samples from the bodies and the decorations of the beads were sampled and analysed with SEM-EDS, EPMA and micro Raman spectroscopy, whereas non – invasive XRD was performed on the beads.
The EPMA data show that all the samples are LMG glasses obtained using natron as flux, although chemical composition has a large variability depending on the color and opacity/transparency of the glass. Also the texture of the samples is strongly variable. Only one sample is a HMG glass, produced using Na plant ashes as flux. The main results are here presented and compared with the few data available in the literature for coeval objects.
Studi di Preistoria e Protostoria 2, 2015
In the pottery assemblages from early Iron Age sites in Veneto it has been possible to identify j... more In the pottery assemblages from early Iron Age sites in Veneto it has been possible to identify jars with flared rim and flat lip made of a coarse carbonate-tempered paste, a kind of pottery which is much more common in settlements of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia area. The building of a detailed typological system and the review of all the published contexts have demonstrated that some of the types found in Friuli-Venezia Giulia sites dates back to the last phase of Bronze Age. Archaeometric analysis carried on 90 specimens from Veneto have shown that all the flared rim and flat lip pots have very similar paste, which is clearly different from the ones used for others shapes. As the temper in this particular paste has been identified as crushed speleothems (secondary mineral deposits, composed of calcium carbonate, forming in karst caves), it seems probable that these jars were made in the karst area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Therefore, they may indicate a trade route from East to West, opposite to the well-known influence that Veneti had on Friuli since 8th cent. B.C.
Beyond limits. Studi in onore di Giovanni Leonardi., 2017
The study of two different kinds of Early Iron Age pottery, the fine one with corded or pseudo-co... more The study of two different kinds of Early Iron Age pottery, the fine one with corded or pseudo-corded (“a cordicella”) decoration and jars with flared rim and flat lip suggests some considerations about processes and routes for the circulation of ideas and goods between eastern Veneto and western Friuli, where no clearly–cut border can be identified: an example of blending area between two archaeological facies.
In: G. Tigano (a cura di). Mylai II. p. 23-136, 2009
A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespre... more A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespread across the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in NorthEast Italy between the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age. A few of these jars have also been found occasionally in sites in the neighbouring Veneto region. Combined petrographic and chemical analyses were carried out on several shards from three settlements in the Veneto region, Concordia Sagittaria, Padova and Castion d'Erbè, in order to distinguish between local and imported varieties. Petrographic analysis revealed that local products and suspected imported artefacts of this type of pottery are compositionally different. The minero-petrographic composition of the FRFL potsherds is also uniform. Specifically, the presence of carbonate fragments with growing and saw teeth structures, showing alternation of growing white and dark-brown laminae, indicates the use of a similar temper, perhaps composed of concretions or speleothems. In addition, comparisons with a few shards from Friuli Venezia Giulia sites show considerable similarities. This evidence, together with the great diffusion and abundance of FRFL in Friuli Venezia Giulia, indicate that this ware originated from this region and was transported to the nearby Veneto.
Applied Clay Science, 2013
A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespre... more A particular type of pottery characterised by flaring rims and flat lips (FRFL ware) was widespread across the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in North-East Italy between the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age. A few of these jars have also been found occasionally in sites in the neighbouring Veneto region. Combined petrographic and chemical analyses were carried out on several shards from three settlements in the Veneto region, Concordia Sagittaria, Padova and Castion d'Erbè, in order to distinguish between local and imported varieties. Petrographic analysis revealed that local products and suspected imported artefacts of this type of pottery are compositionally different. The minero-petrographic composition of the FRFL potsherds is also uniform. Specifically, the presence of carbonate fragments with growing and saw teeth structures, showing alternation of growing white and dark-brown laminae, indicates the use of a similar temper, perhaps composed of concretions or speleothems. In addition, comparisons with a few shards from Friuli Venezia Giulia sites show considerable similarities. This evidence, together with the great diffusion and abundance of FRFL in Friuli Venezia Giulia, indicate that this ware originated from this region and was transported to the nearby Veneto.