The Chora of Metaponto 6: A Greek Settlement at Sant'Angelo Vecchio (Institute of Classical Archaeology) - Hardcover

Silvestrelli, Francesca; Edlund-Berry, Ingrid E. M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1477309470 ISBN 13: 9781477309476

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 2016

Synopsis

The sixth volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology's series on the rural countryside (chora) of Metaponto is a study of the Greek settlement at Sant'Angelo Vecchio. Located on a slope overlooking the Basento River, the site illustrates the extraordinary variety of settlements and uses of the territory from prehistory through the current day. Excavators brought to light a Late Archaic farmhouse, evidence of a sanctuary near a spring, and a cluster of eight burials of the mid-fifth century BC, but the most impressive remains belong to a production area with kilns. Active in the Hellenistic, Late Republican, and Early Imperial periods, these kilns illuminate important and lesser-known features of production in the chora of a Greek city and also chronicle the occupation of the territory in these periods.

The thorough, diachronic presentation of the evidence from Sant'Angelo Vecchio is complemented by specialist studies on the environment, landscape, and artifacts, which date from prehistory to the post-medieval period. Significantly, the evidence spans the range of Greek site types (farmhouse, necropolis, sanctuary, and production center) as well as the Greek dates (from the Archaic to Early Imperial periods) highlighted during ICA's survey of the Metapontine chora. In this regard, Chora 6 enhances the four volumes of The Chora of Metaponto 3: Archaeological Field Survey—Bradano to Basento and provides further insight into how sites in the chora interacted throughout its history.

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About the Author

Francesca Silvestrelli is a lecturer at the University of Salento. She has collaborated with the Institute of Classical Archaeology since 2007.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1477309470
• ISBN 13: 9781477309476
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 678
• Editor: Carter Joseph Coleman