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A. Corretti
Entella. Manufatti in pietra tenera di epoca medievale. Primi risultati da un approccio multidisciplinare
Da oltre trent’anni anni la Scuola Normale Superiore conduce indagini archeologiche nel sito di Rocca d’Entella (Contessa Entellina, PA) e ricognizioni nel territorio comunale di Contessa Entellina. Le ricerche hanno permesso di delineare la storia del popolamento umano dall’antichità all’epoca moderna in un’ampia area della Sicilia occidentale interna, comprendente un centro d’altura naturalmente forti$cato (Entella) che per secoli ha mantenuto una $sionomia urbana e un’ampia porzione di territorio da esso dipendente, almeno in alcune epoche storiche. Per il Medioevo, in particolare, le ricerche hanno mostrato una ripresa dell’insediamento aperto già in epoca tardobizantina e ancor più nel…
Compositional reference for the documented Archaic production of indigenous matt-painted pottery at Entella (Western Sicily)
This contribution is focused on a specific class of indigenous Archaic pottery (sixth and fifth century BC) with matt-painted geometric decoration that was recovered in large quantities in the excavations at Entella, an indigenous site located in western Sicily. The site of Entella was strategically considerable in this part of Sicily, controlling the north-south routes running along the river Belice. Kiln structures were attested at Entella that, until today, it is the only Archaic site in the area with an unmistakable evidence of production of fine pottery. The present research is aimed at yielding a complete petrographic and chemical characterization of the table ware produced at Entella…
Ceramic Production in the Indigenous Settlement of Entella (Western Sicily) During the Archaic Age
Indigenous fine tablewares (both plain and with painted geometric patterns/decorations) were widely diffused in western and central Sicily between the seventh and the fifth centuries BC (Gargini 1995; Spatafora 1996; Trombi 1999; Campisi 2003 However, the considerable recurrence of shapes and decorative subjects inhibits the identification of specific production centres merely on the basis of stylistic and morphological analyses. Therefore, the extent of the distribution of objects manufactured in different workshops cannot be fully appreciated, and the network of ceramic trade in Archaic Sicily is acknowledged only in terms of the relationships between the Phoenician and Greek colonies and…