The Chora of Metaponto 4 : : The Late Roman Farmhouse at San Biagio / / Erminia Lapadula.

This volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology's series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto presents the excavation of the Late Roman farmhouse at San Biagio. Located near the site of an earlier Greek sanctuary, this modest but well-appointed structure was an une...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2012
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1. The Farmhouse at San Biagio and the Agricultural Landscape of Basilicata in the Roman Period
  • 2. The Excavation and Structures
  • The Setting
  • The 1980 Excavation The Site
  • Re-evaluation of the Site’s Occupation
  • Building Materials
  • Interpretation of the Roman Structure Carter’s 1980 Interpretation
  • Virtual Archaeology: A Proposed Reconstruction
  • 3. The Materials: Prehistoric through the Roman Republican Period
  • Introduction
  • Pottery and Other Neolithic Artifacts
  • Black Gloss and Grey Ware
  • Banded Ware, Miniatures, and Plain Ware
  • Cooking Ware
  • Transport Amphorae
  • Architectural Terracottas
  • Coroplastic
  • Loom Weights
  • 4. The Materials: The Roman Imperial Period
  • 5. Furnishings, Utilitarian Artifacts, and Coins
  • Introduction
  • Personal Artifacts
  • Household Instruments
  • Spinning, Weaving, and Sewing
  • Lamps
  • Tools for Fire-lighting, Carpentry, and Woodworking
  • The Repair of Dolia
  • Window Glass
  • Coins
  • 6. Archaeozoology, Archaeometry, and Ceramic Analysis
  • The Archaeozoological Data
  • A Goat Skeleton from the Roman Period
  • Archaeometric Analyses of Metal, Glass, and Plaster
  • Microscopy of Selected Pottery Fabrics
  • 7. Conclusions
  • Reference Materials