This preliminary excavation report concerns the fieldwork on the Acropolis of Selinunte carried out in the summer of 2022 by the mission of the Institute of Fine Arts–NYU and the University of Milan together with the mission of the German Archaeological Institute, in collaboration with the local Archaeological Park. This report focuses on SAS TAO–A, opened between Temples A and O and whose findings are very significant. Concerning the dating of Temples A and O, by identifying the construction levels and their stratigraphic relationships, the excavation documented how the construction of Temple O began shortly after the foundations of Temple A were put in place. Finds from the construction levels of the two buildings support their dating to around 450 BCE. The excavation also made it possible to identify the construction site level of both temples, revealing interesting data regarding ritual activities associated with construction. As for the phases prior to the construction of the two temples, our trench mostly documented a series of fillings and levelings best associated with depressions caused by quarrying clay. However, it is worth mentioning the abun- dance of fine pottery fragments found in several levelings. This pottery arguably comes from a sanctuary area and dates from the end of the seventh to the beginning of the fifth century. Finally, there were two unanticipated discoveries related to the geomorphology of the site. The first is that of a water vein corresponding to the foundations of Temple A. The presence of water at this level in this area of the Acropolis since ancient times remains to be ascertained. However, it is natural to place this presence of fresh water in relation to the hypothesis of locating the first Greek settlement in this area of the Acropolis. The second unanticipated discovery was that of a deep fissure to the north of Temple O, which penetrates up to the geological layer, with an east-west direction. This fissure is more likely to be a crack due to natural causes, such as an earthquake or landslide. We must seriously consider the possibility that the failure to complete Temple O is connected to this phenomenon.
La presente relazione preliminare di scavo riguarda il lavoro sul campo sull’acropoli di Selinunte effettuato nell’estate del 2022 dalla missione dell’Institute of Fine Arts-NYU e dell’Università degli Studi di Milano insieme alla missione dell’Istituto Archeologico Ger- manico, in collaborazione con il locale Parco Archeologico. Questo rapporto si concentra sul SAS TAO-A, aperto tra i templi A e O e i cui ritrovamenti sono molto significativi. Per quanto riguarda la datazione dei templi A e O, individuando i livelli di costruzione e i loro rapporti stratigrafici, lo scavo ha documentato come la costruzione del Tempio O sia iniziata poco dopo la messa in opera delle fondazioni del Tempio A. Reperti provenienti dai livelli di costruzione dei due edifici ne supportano la datazione intorno al 450 a.C. Lo scavo ha consentito inoltre di individuare il livello di cantiere di entrambi i templi, rivelando dati interessanti riguardanti le attivi- tà rituali legate alla costruzione. Per quanto riguarda le fasi antecedenti la costruzione dei due templi, il nostro saggio documenta per lo più una serie di riempimenti e livellamenti meglio riconducibili ad avvallamenti provocati dall’estrazione dell’argilla. Da segnalare tuttavia l’abbondanza di frammenti di ceramica fine rinvenuti in diversi livellamenti. Si tratta di una ceramica proveniente presumi- bilmente da un’area santuariale e databile tra la fine del VII e l’inizio del V secolo a.C. Infine, ci sono state due scoperte impreviste legate alla geomorfologia del sito. Il primo è quello di una vena d’acqua dolce corrispondente alle fondazioni del Tempio A. Resta da accertare la presenza di questa vena d’acqua a questo livello in questa zona dell’acropoli fin dall’antichità. È naturale però mettere in relazione questa presenza di acqua dolce con l’ipotesi di localizzare il primo insediamento greco in questa zona dell’acropoli. La seconda scoperta inattesa è stata quella di una profonda fessura a nord del Tempio O, che penetra fino allo strato geologico, con direzione est-ovest. È più probabile che questa fessura sia dovuta a cause naturali, come un terremoto o un cedimento. Dobbiamo considerare seriamente la possibilità che il mancato completamento del Tempio O sia collegato a questo fenomeno.
Lo scavo tra il Tempio A e il Tempio O sull'acropoli di Selinunte (SAS TAO-A, 2023). Rapporto preliminare / C. Marconi. - In: SICILIA ARCHEOLOGICA. - ISSN 0037-4571. - 2023:114(2024 Feb), pp. 15-31. [10.48255/2283-3307.SICA.114.2023.01]
Lo scavo tra il Tempio A e il Tempio O sull'acropoli di Selinunte (SAS TAO-A, 2023). Rapporto preliminare
C. Marconi
2024
Abstract
This preliminary excavation report concerns the fieldwork on the Acropolis of Selinunte carried out in the summer of 2022 by the mission of the Institute of Fine Arts–NYU and the University of Milan together with the mission of the German Archaeological Institute, in collaboration with the local Archaeological Park. This report focuses on SAS TAO–A, opened between Temples A and O and whose findings are very significant. Concerning the dating of Temples A and O, by identifying the construction levels and their stratigraphic relationships, the excavation documented how the construction of Temple O began shortly after the foundations of Temple A were put in place. Finds from the construction levels of the two buildings support their dating to around 450 BCE. The excavation also made it possible to identify the construction site level of both temples, revealing interesting data regarding ritual activities associated with construction. As for the phases prior to the construction of the two temples, our trench mostly documented a series of fillings and levelings best associated with depressions caused by quarrying clay. However, it is worth mentioning the abun- dance of fine pottery fragments found in several levelings. This pottery arguably comes from a sanctuary area and dates from the end of the seventh to the beginning of the fifth century. Finally, there were two unanticipated discoveries related to the geomorphology of the site. The first is that of a water vein corresponding to the foundations of Temple A. The presence of water at this level in this area of the Acropolis since ancient times remains to be ascertained. However, it is natural to place this presence of fresh water in relation to the hypothesis of locating the first Greek settlement in this area of the Acropolis. The second unanticipated discovery was that of a deep fissure to the north of Temple O, which penetrates up to the geological layer, with an east-west direction. This fissure is more likely to be a crack due to natural causes, such as an earthquake or landslide. We must seriously consider the possibility that the failure to complete Temple O is connected to this phenomenon.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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