Roman Funerary Rituals in Mutina (Modena, Italy) : : A Multidisciplinary Approach.

• Superior document: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology Series ; v.98
• Author: Riso, Federica Maria.
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (112 pages)

This study presents the results of a research project undertaken in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield. The project sought to identify and reconstruct the funerary space and rituals of the necropolis in Mutina (now Modena) in the period between the first century BC and second century AD.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Figure 1: Map of the studied necropolis of Mutina -- Table 1: Graves analysed from the necropolis of Mutina -- Table 2: Archaeobotanical data from the sites A-B-C-D-F-G-H-I -- Table 3: Archaeobotanical data by centuries from Site A - Novisad -- Figure 2: Percentage seeds/fruits groups (pie graphs) and total number of taxa (column graphs) per site. The graves of Site A have been divided according to dating (1st - 1st-2nd - 2nd-3rd - 3rd-4th century AD). -- Table 4: Summary of the archaeobotanical data from Site A - Novisad -- Figure 3: Photos of seeds/fruits remains of Cereals and Pulses: 1. Lathyrus sativus (seed - 3,8 mm) g238 -- 2. Lens culinaris (seed - 2,7 mm) g34 -- 3. Pisum sativum (seed - 3,2 mm) g204 -- 4. Vicia sativa (seed - 4,6 mm) g348 -- 5. Lupinus albus (seed - 6,7 mm) -- Figure 4: Photos of seeds/fruits remains of Fruits plants s.l.: 1. Phoenix dactylifera (berries and seeds - 31,8mm -- mm) -- 2. Olea europaea (endocarp - 12 mm) g52 -- 3. Cornus mas (endocarp - 18 mm) g10 -- 4 and 5. Vitis vinifera (pip c - 4,3 mm -- pip nc - 6,0 m -- Table 5: Difference between Mutina and its suburbs -- Table 6: Plant offerings simbology -- Table 7: Ornamental plants from Site A - Novisad -- Table 8: Anthracological data from Site A - Novisad -- Table 9: Anthracological data from Site B - Via Ferrari -- Table 10: Anthracological data from Site C - Via Cesana -- Table 11: Anthracological data from Site D - Via Pica -- Table 12: Anthracological data from Site G - Marzaglia -- Table 13: Anthracological data from Site I - Spilamberto -- Figure 5: Percentage charcoal taxa per site (small pie graphs) and total (large pie graph).

Figure 6: Date SAXS pattern of the modern samples burnt at different temperatures: green= date 900 °C, pink= date 700 °C red= date 500 °C blu= date 200 °C -- Figure 7: Fig SAXS pattern of the modern samples burnt at different temperatures: green= fig 700 °C, pink= fig 200 °C red= fig 900 °C blu= fig 500 °C -- Figure 8: Onion SAXS pattern of the modern samples burnt at different temperatures: pink= onion 700 °C red= onion 500 °C blu= onion 200 °C -- Figure 9: Lampascioni SAXS pattern of the modern samples burnt at different temperatures: green= onion 900 °C, pink= onion 700 °C red= onion 500 °C blu= onion 200 °C -- Figure 10: SAXS pattern of dates of sites A and B: pink=Tomb 234 Site A red= Tomb 2 Site B blu= Tomb 1 Site B -- Figure 11: SAXS pattern of figs of sites A, B, C green= Tomb 1 Site B, pink= Tomb 137 Site A red= Tomb 234 Site A blu= Tomb 11 Site C -- Figure 12: SAXS pattern of 'bulbs' of site A pink= Tomb 232 red= Tomb 152 blu= Tomb 359 -- Figure 13: SAXS pattern of modern dates and archaeobotanical dates of sites A, B green= date 200 °C, pink= date 700 °C red= date 500 °C blu= date 200 °C black= Tomb 1 Site B dark blu= Tomb 2 Site B light green= Tomb 234 Site A -- Figure 14: SAXS pattern of modern figs and archaeobotanical figs of sites A, B, C green= Tomb 1 Site B, pink=Tomb 137 Site A red= Tomb 234 Site A blu= Tomb 11 Site C black= fig 200 °C dark blu= fig 700 °C light green= fig 900 °C light blu= fig 500 °C -- Introduction -- Project -- Religious thought -- Plants -- Rituals -- Gardens -- The Roman funerary ritual -- Cremation and burial -- Epigraphic, literary, and iconographic evidence -- Literary sources -- Epigraphic sources -- Iconographic evidence -- Mutina: The city and the Necropolis -- North of the Via Emilia -- South of the Via Emilia -- The Necropolises -- Site A - Novisad -- Site B - Ferrari -- Site C - Via Cesana.

Site D - Via Pica -- Site F - Fer-Mo-Sa -- Site G - Marzaglia Corpus Domini -- Site I - Spilamberto -- Material and methods -- Necropolis of the ager mutinensis: -- The Mutina necropolis: -- Archaeobotanical analysis -- Seeds/fruits -- Charcoals -- Results -- Archaeological remains -- Cooking and table ware -- Oil lamps -- Archaeozoological remains -- Decorated bones -- Nails -- Coins -- Archaeobotanical remains -- Archaeobotanical traces of ornamental plants -- Charcoals -- CT-scan and Saxs analysis -- SAXS Results -- CT-scan discussion -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Tombs analysed by funerary ritual aspects -- Site A -- Site B -- Site G -- Interpretation of the six graves from Site G -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.