La conseguenza di una metamorfosi

New Materialism and Posthumanism in Roman Archaeology: When Objects Speak for Others

“…The archaeologists suggested the occupants of the room to be a family, and we might consider them so, whether they possessed biological ties or not: their existence in this space together must have forged exactly the kinship we just described that existed irrespective of any biological relations. The archaeologists also described the room as functionimg both as 'a bedroom and a storage space' (Osanna et al 2021). The eight amphorae and horse tackles, shafts and other equipment seem to confirm this; furthermore, the adjoining rooms showed more storage spaces, opening to the courtyard where the chariot stood, and a stable for the horses.…”

“…A recent find of a slave room at Civita Giuliana, a villa discovered on the outskirts of Pompeii in 2020, has uncovered three beds for slaves, a chamber pot, eight amphorae, and a wooden chest containing metal and fabric fragments, thought to be horse tackle (see Fig. 3; also Osanna et al 2021;Osanna & Toniolo 2022, 147-70). Although many such rooms have been found in houses in Pompeii and Campania, the remains never have been so meticulously excavated before and we can finally get a more contextual and detailed sense of how the enslaved lived.…”

“…The room was small, c. 16 sq. m.; the beds were of unequal sizes, two c. 170 cm long, one c. 140 cm long, suggesting that the room was shared by people of different age or gender (Osanna et al 2021). The archaeologists suggested the occupants of the room to be a family, and we might consider them so, whether they possessed biological ties or not: their existence in this space together must have forged exactly the kinship we just described that existed irrespective of any biological relations.…”

“…The exceptional preservation of the room shows clearly how the amphorae are stacked Eva Mol in between the beds in the corner of the room, almost covering them, and how the other equipment is dispersed throughout the room. A few objects were found under the beds: an object interpreted as a chamber pot, and a few jugs, which the archaeologists assume were personal possessions (Osanna et al 2021;Osanna & Toniolo 2022).…”