The tophet sanctuary of ancient Sulci (S. Antioco, Sardinia) is a complex context, characterized by a lifespan dated between the 8th and the 2nd-1st century BCE. Some aspects of archaeological evidence present interesting clues of possible cultural interactions between indigenous people (Nuragic) and allogenous groups coming from the Levant (Phoenician). As a consequence, technical analyses of some findings have recently been started with the aim to investigate such a phenomenon. As a part of the “Sulci: Progetto Tofet”, this paper presents preliminary results of the archaeometrical study of pottery found in a sector of the sanctuary, excavated in the 1990s by the “Soprintendenza archeologica per le province di Cagliari e Oristano” (current “Soprintendenza ABAP per la città metropolitana di Cagliari e le province di Oristano e Sud Sardegna”, Ministry of Cultural Heritage). Mineralogical and petrographic analyses have been carried out, in order to identify composition, provenance of components and technological processes of the ceramic production.

S. Antioco (Sardinia, Italy). “Sulci: Progetto Tofet”. First remarks on archaeometrical analyses of pottery (2015-2017)

STEFANO NAITZA;SILVANA GRILLO
2020-01-01

Abstract

The tophet sanctuary of ancient Sulci (S. Antioco, Sardinia) is a complex context, characterized by a lifespan dated between the 8th and the 2nd-1st century BCE. Some aspects of archaeological evidence present interesting clues of possible cultural interactions between indigenous people (Nuragic) and allogenous groups coming from the Levant (Phoenician). As a consequence, technical analyses of some findings have recently been started with the aim to investigate such a phenomenon. As a part of the “Sulci: Progetto Tofet”, this paper presents preliminary results of the archaeometrical study of pottery found in a sector of the sanctuary, excavated in the 1990s by the “Soprintendenza archeologica per le province di Cagliari e Oristano” (current “Soprintendenza ABAP per la città metropolitana di Cagliari e le province di Oristano e Sud Sardegna”, Ministry of Cultural Heritage). Mineralogical and petrographic analyses have been carried out, in order to identify composition, provenance of components and technological processes of the ceramic production.
2020
978-84-09-23035-8
Sulci; Tophet; Phoenician; Nuragic; Urns; Pottery; Mineralogy; Texture
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