Archäologische Ausgrabungen in der Giarnera Piccola in Ascoli Satriano (Provinz Foggia) 1999 und 2001-2005. Mit einem Plan, 19 Abbildungen und 14 Textabbildungen I
“…The first excavations were carried out in 1965/66 on the Colle Serpente, in the area of San Rocco, and in the large necropolis of the Cimitero Vecchio (Tinè Bertocchi 1985). Later archaeological activities concentrated on various zones on the Colle Serpente hilltop (Fabbri & Osanna 2002; 2005; Fabbri et al 2003; Larcher & Defranceschi 2012; Larcher & Müller 2008; Osanna 2008), at Valle Castagna, close to San Rocco, where a small rescue campaign was carried out (Corrente & Liseno 2010) and, in particular, in the area of the Giarnera Piccola, to the southwest of the present-day village, where Austrian archaeologists have conducted extensive investigations (Laimer 2016; Laimer & Larcher 2006; Larcher & Laimer 2010a,b; 2013; Figs 3a & 3b). Figure 1.Southern Italy with pre-Roman sites in modern Basilicata and Apulia.…”
Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most of the reused fosse in the Giarnera Piccola attested to the second practice, best exemplified by the fossa grave 2/03 (Fig. 7), dating from the first half of the fourth century bc (Laimer & Larcher 2006, 49). When an adult male was buried in the pit, the older remains of a female and a young infant (see Table 1) were transferred to an oval deposit in the floor.…”
Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a modulated form, both the post-funeral reconstruction of the body and the deposition of offerings recurred in tomb 3/99 in the Giarnera Piccola (Fig. 13), which dates from the second half of the fourth century (Laimer & Larcher 2006, 42–4; Larcher 2001, 174–6). On the bottom of the extraordinarily large pit, measuring 1.75×1.55 m, an adult male (B) and a probably female adolescent (A) were placed facing in opposite directions but in the same ‘ semirannicchiata ’ position, with their lower limbs to the left (cf.…”
Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning
In the archaeology of death and burial, the premise that the dead were buried ritually and not simply disposed of seems to be accepted without argument. Where graves were reopened and reused for subsequent burials, however, the post-funeral manipulation of ‘older’ depositions is often regarded as having been primarily pragmatic and circumstantial. Countering this interpretative imbalance, we argue that the reuse of tombs was a highly complex procedure that forced communities into negotiating and formalizing, or even ritualizing, the way in which bodies and objects were acted on and engaged with. Taking the necropolis Giarnera Piccola/Ascoli Satriano in pre-Roman northern Apulia as a case study, and employing a microarchaeological-archaeothanatological perspective, we discuss the diverse and sometimes conflicting practices used to deal with pre-existing graves, objects and human remains, identifying tensions between maintaining or reconstructing the integrity of the body and intentionally manipulating and fragmenting it. We argue that repeatedly reused tombs constituted a socially and symbolically charged arena for a prolonged, active relationship with the deceased and for mobilizing, mediating and maintaining inter-generational memories.
“…The first excavations were carried out in 1965/66 on the Colle Serpente, in the area of San Rocco, and in the large necropolis of the Cimitero Vecchio (Tinè Bertocchi 1985). Later archaeological activities concentrated on various zones on the Colle Serpente hilltop (Fabbri & Osanna 2002; 2005; Fabbri et al 2003; Larcher & Defranceschi 2012; Larcher & Müller 2008; Osanna 2008), at Valle Castagna, close to San Rocco, where a small rescue campaign was carried out (Corrente & Liseno 2010) and, in particular, in the area of the Giarnera Piccola, to the southwest of the present-day village, where Austrian archaeologists have conducted extensive investigations (Laimer 2016; Laimer & Larcher 2006; Larcher & Laimer 2010a,b; 2013; Figs 3a & 3b). Figure 1.Southern Italy with pre-Roman sites in modern Basilicata and Apulia.…”
Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most of the reused fosse in the Giarnera Piccola attested to the second practice, best exemplified by the fossa grave 2/03 (Fig. 7), dating from the first half of the fourth century bc (Laimer & Larcher 2006, 49). When an adult male was buried in the pit, the older remains of a female and a young infant (see Table 1) were transferred to an oval deposit in the floor.…”
Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a modulated form, both the post-funeral reconstruction of the body and the deposition of offerings recurred in tomb 3/99 in the Giarnera Piccola (Fig. 13), which dates from the second half of the fourth century (Laimer & Larcher 2006, 42–4; Larcher 2001, 174–6). On the bottom of the extraordinarily large pit, measuring 1.75×1.55 m, an adult male (B) and a probably female adolescent (A) were placed facing in opposite directions but in the same ‘ semirannicchiata ’ position, with their lower limbs to the left (cf.…”
Section: Case Study and Cultural Settingmentioning
In the archaeology of death and burial, the premise that the dead were buried ritually and not simply disposed of seems to be accepted without argument. Where graves were reopened and reused for subsequent burials, however, the post-funeral manipulation of ‘older’ depositions is often regarded as having been primarily pragmatic and circumstantial. Countering this interpretative imbalance, we argue that the reuse of tombs was a highly complex procedure that forced communities into negotiating and formalizing, or even ritualizing, the way in which bodies and objects were acted on and engaged with. Taking the necropolis Giarnera Piccola/Ascoli Satriano in pre-Roman northern Apulia as a case study, and employing a microarchaeological-archaeothanatological perspective, we discuss the diverse and sometimes conflicting practices used to deal with pre-existing graves, objects and human remains, identifying tensions between maintaining or reconstructing the integrity of the body and intentionally manipulating and fragmenting it. We argue that repeatedly reused tombs constituted a socially and symbolically charged arena for a prolonged, active relationship with the deceased and for mobilizing, mediating and maintaining inter-generational memories.
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