Maurici, Ferdinando and Alfano, Antonio and Bonaviri, Mario and D’Amico, Gabriele and De Luca, Maria Amalia and Scuderi, Alberto (2016) Il «Castellazzo» di Monte Iato in Sicilia occidentale (PA) Quinta e sesta campagna di scavo. Aggiornamenti dal territorio. FOLD&R FastiOnLine documents & research (360). pp. 1-34. ISSN 1828-3179
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Abstract
From May 15th to 30th and 15th to 30th September 2015 took place the fifth and sixth excavation campaign at the Castellazzo of Monte Iato. The presence of 15 participants made it possible to deepen the research significantly and ex-pand the surface area of investigation. It is completely emptied a room already identified in previous campaigns and provided new information about the relationship with the existing cemetery. Part of a burial in a supine position was destroyed by the installation of wall 20. Traces of another turret projecting from the walls have been discovered in the east and another section of the inner walls (15) was fully exposed. A gate, between two towers, is the first entry traced so far, on the north-eastern side of the plateau. The archaeological materials found confirm the characteristics and type of construction. Being a military camp of ephemeral nature, although active at least 30 years, objects such as arrowheads and crossbow quarrels, knives, buckles and harnesses for horses have been found. One of the environments has been interpreted as an area where gaming took place because of the presence of four dice in ivory, glasses and different coins, in addition to the greater extent than the other environments found. Among the findings are reported a glass weight with a cufic inscription dated to the mid-twelfth century and two bronze coins dated in 15th centu-ry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Castellazzo di Monte Iato, Sicilia PA), scavo, territorio |
| Subjects: | 900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 930 Storia dei mondo antico fino al 499 ca. 900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 930 Storia dei mondo antico fino al 499 ca. > 939 Archeologia – Altre Regioni del mondo antico |
| Depositing User: | Dott.ssa Helga Di Giuseppe |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2016 07:43 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2016 07:43 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/14993 |
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