Kamilari. Una necropoli di tombe a tholos nella Messarà (Creta)

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Author: Luca Girella, Ilaria Caloi
Year of printing: 2019
ISBN: 9789609559195

Technical Information

The volume presents the definitive edition of the Bronze Age necropolis of Kamilari, located a few kilometers away from the more famous palatial center of Festòs, in southern Crete. The excavation was carried out in the late 50s by the Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene under the direction of the then director Doro Levi and produced a detailed preliminary publication which, however, left many questions open. The resumption of the study and the subsequent publication were possible thanks to the support of Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene. The necropolis consists of three tombs a tholos, the first of which (the Tholos A), the largest, was occupied without interruption from the beginning of the second millennium BC (Middle Minoan IB) to the end of the fourteenth century BC (Late Minoan IIIA2), only to receive partial reoccupation between the eighth and seventh centuries BC For the richness of its contexts and the extraordinary continuity of use, the necropolis throws an important light on the funerary practices and rituals of Crete in the Bronze Age and represents the litmus test for the interpretation of the social and political transformations that took place in the 'area. The necropolis is distinguished by the use of collective burial still in the Middle Minoan, i.e. in correspondence with the foundation and development of the First Palace of Festòs, when in the southern area of ​​Crete and in general in the entire island, this type of burial is already declining. Equally important are the testimonies of the necropolis during the Late Minoan when, especially in the first phase, the funerary documentation appears intermittent on the island; even in the phases of progressive 'Mycenaeization', a moment in which Crete undergoes profound transformations in funerary practices, the Tholos A testifies to the persistence of ancient practices. The volume stands out for the participation of international scholars who have contributed significantly in various parts of the work. The ten chapters of the volume deal in an exhaustive manner with the study of the three tombs, with particular regard to the Tholos A, the largest tomb, which returned the richest and most important grave goods. The detailed discussion of architecture and stratigraphy is followed by the analysis of ceramic material, clay models, stone vases, seals, bronze objects and jewels (Chapters I-II.1-14). Chapter III is dedicated to Tholos B; the IV and V respectively to the study of the human and animal bone remains of the Tholoi A and B; the VI and VII examine the shells and the botanical material, with particular reference to the charred wooden remains. Chapter VIII analyzes the Tholos C, whose reoccupation in the Hellenistic-Roman period is interpreted as a possible chapel connected with cults of agrarian fertility. The last chapters, IX and X, analyze respectively the funerary practices and rituals and the general development of the necropolis in the context of the Messarà plain. The volume is enriched by three appendices and by an exhaustive illustrative apparatus of ninety plates.

Authors

Luca Girella, Associate Professor in Aegean Civilization, Uninettuno International Telematic University, Rome

Ilaria Caloi, Researcher in Aegean Civilization, Ca 'Foscari University, Venice

Contents

Prefazione

Ringraziamenti

Abbreviazioni

  1. Introduzione
  2. La Tholos A (Grigori Koryphì)
  3. La Tholos B (Mylona Lakko)
  4. The human remains from Tholos A: a study of new finds from an old excavation
  5. The animal remains from Tholos A and B
  6. The shells from Tholos A
  7. The wood charcoal remains from Kamilari Tholos A
  8. La Tholos C
  9. Le pratiche e i rituali funerari
  10. Lo sviluppo della necropoli di Kamilari nel contesto della Messarà occidentale tra il Protopalaziale e l’alto Arcaismo

Appendici

  1. Trascrizione del diario di scavo di Luigi Rocchetti (12-28/08/1959)
  2. Elenco delle casse del materiale del Museo Stratigrafico di Festòs (casse 72/1-73/12)
  3. Tabelle riassuntive dei materiali ceramici diagnostici del Protopalaziale rinvenuti nelle singole aree del complesso della Tholos A
  4. Concordanze

Fonti delle Immagini

Fonti delle tavole nel testo

Fonti delle tavole a colori fuori testo

Indice dei luoghi

Abbreviazioni e bibliografia

Περiληψη

Abstract

Tavole

More info

Weight :2,410 kg
Dimensions:31x21x4,9 cm
Editor

Author

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Number and series

29, Monografie della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente

ISBN

ISSN

Place of printing

Rome - Athens

Year of printing

Pages

866

Illustrations

illustrations in black and white and color

Binding

paperback

Language

Italian, summed up in Greek and English

Type

Book

paper / ebook

paper, Google Play ebook, Torrossa ebook

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