Archaeology, epigraphy, archaeobotany and archaeozoology of a Middle Iron Age house (5th-4th century BC) excavated at Bressanone (Brixen), Stufles (BZ), on the Russo site (Stufles 16). The results are presented of an excavation carried out in 2001 of a Middle Iron Age house in the Stufles district of Bressanone. The building, about 6 x 4m in size, had masonry foundations on which stood a wooden superstructure. It is thought that the building, which was only set slightly into the hillside, would have in any case had two storeys (the upper one was perhaps a loft). The building was destroyed in a fire (phase I) but had been rebuilt immediately afterwards (phase II). Finds date the building to a period spanning the later 5th century and 4th century BC. Amongst these, apart from pottery, metal and stone objects, of major note is an important inscription impressed into the shoulder of a small, situlate vessel before it was fired. We are dealing with what appears to be a votive formula in which occurs the past participle “eluku” (= donated), well-known in the Raetian world and at Stufles itself, and, probably, for the first time in Raetian, the demonstrative pronoun “ita”. Large-scale soil sampling allowed an in-depth investigation into the archaeobotany: the results show cereals (in prime position millet and barley), legumes (lentil, pea, vetch, field bean, grass pea), fruit (Vitis vinifera and Vitis sylvestris), wild plants or weeds associated with the cultivation and harvesting of cereals, and the remains of charred food (“bread”?). The archaeobotanical data complement those from the archaeozoological study which shows that at Stufles 16 domesticated goat would have been predominant, followed by cattle, and in much smaller numbers, pig. Horse and dog occur sporadically, just as do wild animals.
Riassunto: Tecchiati U., Morandi A., Negri P., Rizzi G., Rizzi Zorzi J., Archeologia, epigrafia, archeobotanica e archeozoologia di una casa della media età del Ferro (V-IV sec. a.C.) scavata a Bressanone, Stufles (BZ), nella proprietà Russo (Stufles 16). Si presentano i risultati dello scavo di una casa della media età del Ferro scavata nel 2001 nel quartiere di Stufles a Bressanone. L’edificio, di m 6x4 circa, presentava uno zoccolo in muratura su cui si ergeva un alzato ligneo. Si suppone che l’edificio, solo brevemente incassato nel pendio, fosse comunque dotato di due piani (quello superiore era forse un sottotetto). L’edificio perì in un incendio (I fase) ma fu ricostruito in un momento immediatamente successivo (II fase). I materiali datano l’edificio ad un periodo compreso tra l’avanzato V sec. e il IV sec. a.C. Tra questi si segnala, oltre a reperti ceramici, metallici, e litici, un’importante epigrafe impressa a crudo sulla spalla di un piccolo recipiente situliforme. Si tratta a quanto pare di una formula votiva in cui compare il participio passato “eluku” (= donato), bene attestato in ambito retico e nella stessa Stufles, e probabilmente, per la prima volta nel retico, il pronome dimostrativo “ita”. Ricchi campionamenti di terreno hanno permesso un’approfondita indagine archeobotanica: sono risultati presenti cereali (in primo luogo miglio e orzo), leguminose (lenticchia, pisello, veccia, favino, cicerchia), frutti (Vitis vinifera e Vitis sylvestris), piante selvatiche o infestanti eventualmente associate alla coltivazione dei cereali e alla loro raccolta, e resti di cibo carbonizzato (“pane”?). I dati archeobotanici sono integrati dall’indagine archeozoologica che mostra come a Stufles 16 fossero dominanti i caprini domestici, seguiti dal bue e, molto a distanza, dal maiale. Il cavallo e il cane sono sporadicamente documentati, così come gli animali selvatici.
Archeologia, epigrafia, archeobotanica e archeozoologia di una casa della media età del Ferro (V-IV sec. a.C.) scavata a Bressanone, Stufles (BZ), nella proprietà Russo (Stufles 16) / U. Tecchiati, A. Morandi, P. Negri, G. Rizzi, J. Rizzi Zorzi. - In: ANNALI DEL MUSEO CIVICO DI ROVERETO. SEZIONE: ARCHEOLOGIA, STORIA, SCIENZE NATURALI. - ISSN 1720-9161. - 26:(2010), pp. 3-103.
Archeologia, epigrafia, archeobotanica e archeozoologia di una casa della media età del Ferro (V-IV sec. a.C.) scavata a Bressanone, Stufles (BZ), nella proprietà Russo (Stufles 16)
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Archaeology, epigraphy, archaeobotany and archaeozoology of a Middle Iron Age house (5th-4th century BC) excavated at Bressanone (Brixen), Stufles (BZ), on the Russo site (Stufles 16). The results are presented of an excavation carried out in 2001 of a Middle Iron Age house in the Stufles district of Bressanone. The building, about 6 x 4m in size, had masonry foundations on which stood a wooden superstructure. It is thought that the building, which was only set slightly into the hillside, would have in any case had two storeys (the upper one was perhaps a loft). The building was destroyed in a fire (phase I) but had been rebuilt immediately afterwards (phase II). Finds date the building to a period spanning the later 5th century and 4th century BC. Amongst these, apart from pottery, metal and stone objects, of major note is an important inscription impressed into the shoulder of a small, situlate vessel before it was fired. We are dealing with what appears to be a votive formula in which occurs the past participle “eluku” (= donated), well-known in the Raetian world and at Stufles itself, and, probably, for the first time in Raetian, the demonstrative pronoun “ita”. Large-scale soil sampling allowed an in-depth investigation into the archaeobotany: the results show cereals (in prime position millet and barley), legumes (lentil, pea, vetch, field bean, grass pea), fruit (Vitis vinifera and Vitis sylvestris), wild plants or weeds associated with the cultivation and harvesting of cereals, and the remains of charred food (“bread”?). The archaeobotanical data complement those from the archaeozoological study which shows that at Stufles 16 domesticated goat would have been predominant, followed by cattle, and in much smaller numbers, pig. Horse and dog occur sporadically, just as do wild animals.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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