Matt-Painted Pottery

5 007 Premessa 009 Introduzione, M. Bettelli, C. De Faveri, M. Osanna PRIMA DELLE COLONIE 017 M. BETTELLI, Le ceramiche figuline dell'età del bronzo: importazioni, imitazioni e derivazioni locali 037 F. FERRANTI, Nascita, evoluzione e distribuzione di una produzione specializzata: il caso della ceramica geometrica enotria della I età del ferro 075 L. COSSALTER, C. DE FAVERI, Incoronata di Metaponto: nuovi dati per la conoscenza della cultura materiale nella prima età del ferro 111 M. DENTI, Un contesto produttivo enotrio della prima metà del VII secolo a.C. all'Incoronata 139 F. QUONDAM, La necropoli di Francavilla Marittima: tra mondo indigeno e colonizzazione greca 179 A. VANZETTI, Notazioni sulla fine dell'età del ferro precoloniale nella Piana di Sibari 203 J.K. JACOBSEN, G.P. MITTICA, S. HANDBERG, Oinotrian-Euboean pottery in the Sibaritide. A preliminary report 223 M. KLEIBRINK, L. BARRESI, On the "Undulating Band" Style in Oinotrian Geometric Matt-Painted Pottery from then"Weaving House" on the acropolis of the Timpone della Motta, Francavilla Marittima 239 M. CASTOLDI, L'esplosione della bicromia 247 M.L. NAVA, S. BIANCO, P. MACRÌ, A. PREITE, Appunti per una tipologia della ceramica enotria: le forme vascolari, le decorazioni, le imitazioni e le importazioni. Lo stato degli studi INDICE 6 309 R. CIRIELLO, M. SODO, L. COSSALTER, Ricerche recenti in area mediobradanica. L'insediamento di Monteserico nella prima età del ferro 339 L. COSSALTER, Ceramica matt-painted in area bradanica. Il sito rupestre di San Nicola dei Greci -Matera 365 G.-J. BURGERS, J.P. CRIELAARD, Paesaggi del contatto. Indigeni e Greci nella Murgia tarantina 383 G. CAROLLO, M. OSANNA, Organizzazione territoriale e produzioni ceramiche specializzate in area nord lucana: Torre di Satriano e Ripacandida 421 G. GRECO, G. SOPPELSA, Serra di Vaglio: il villaggio dell'età del ferro 7

During recent excavations, a small number of “matt-painted” pottery fragments were found at Caere in Southern Etruria.
The finds belong to a class of Subgeometric pottery produced in Northern Lucania. So far, this pottery has never been
found outside Southern Italy. The present paper aims to reconsider finds of South Italian indigenous pottery in Etruria,
in order to compare the data with the distribution of Etruscan imports in Southern Italy. While in the Early Iron Age,
Tarquinia seems to have played a leading role in the exchange with “Oinotrian” groups settling in Southern Italy, from
the 7th century onwards, archaeological finds point to contacts between Caere and Northern Lucania as well as Daunia.

The Bronze Age is a new stage in the prehistory, which brings many novelties. The cultural reach of the Bronze Age communities has been increased to a new level. One of the many reasons for that is the contacts they have made with the more developed and advanced regions. Although, this period is relatively poor with the level of research in our country, the Kumanovo region with its outstanding sites, provides really important data, which greatly contribute to the cognition and study of the Bronze Age cultures in this part of our country. This region, closely connected with the Vranje-Bujanovac valley, exchanges the contacts with the northern areas. On the other hand, along the immediate close Axios river, float the influences from the flourishing south. In the following article, a chronological survey of the Bronze Age sites in the Kumanovo region is made, along with the contacts made by their bearers with other cultures, by observing the mobile material and determining its closer and (or) more distant analogies.

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La céramique indigène peinte de l’Incoronata. Étude typo-fonctionnelle et anthropologie d’une production de l’âge du Fer en Italie méridionale
/ Matt-painted Pottery from Incoronata. Typo-functional Study and Anthropology of an Iron Age Production in Southern Italy
/ Studio tipo-funzionale e antropologia di una produzione dell'età del Ferro in Italia meridionale. La ceramica indigena dipinta dell’Incoronata

Cette thèse de doctorat met en œuvre une analyse morpho-fonctionnelle et historico-archéologique d’une production céramique indigène décorée inédite de l’âge du Fer provenant du site de l’Incoronata en Italie du Sud (Basilicate, commune de Pisticci).

Abstract : This doctoral thesis implements a morpho-functional and historical-archaeological analysis of an unpublished matt-painted pottery production from the Iron Age site of Incoronata in Southern Italy (Basilicata, com. Pisticci).
The subject of this inquiry is multiple: using a careful examination of the forms, decors and techniques, a complete catalog of our ceramical corpus has been constituted, accompanied by a dense bundle of comparisons which belong to a coherent South-Italian historical-cultural horizon, tightened between the valleys of Cavone and Bradano, between 9th and 7th centuries BC.
The site of Incoronata is characterized by a period of mixed occupation. From the beginning of the 7th century BC, Incoronata welcomes a Greek component, more particularly potters, in an eminent indigenous establishment already characterized by a significant local production and consumption of ceramic products. Contextualization of data has thus constituted another strong pole of this research. The problematics have naturally focused on the characterization of the modalities of interactions between indigenous and Greek communities, looking for analogies in non-colonial spaces that nevertheless show intense relations between the two components. Aware of the difficulty of manipulating the very concept of identity, some anthropological, ethnoarchaeological and historical perspectives have been initiated.
The possibility of characterizing a local indigenous ceramic production of the Iron Age in all its stages of development, allows us to re-think, with this first milestone in a renewed way, and with solid data on the production process, about the evolution of a formal and decorative repertory and the impact of Greek arrival on all these aspects. The role and the diffusion of a specific ceramic category could be approached, allowing at the same time to re-evaluate the modalities of occupation of the site of Incoronata and its nodal role in the understanding and the analysis in the historico-anthropological sense of the cultural relations which have characterized the archaic Mediterranean world.

The phenomena of new settlements characterized the territories of Southern Italy from the 8th c. B.C. This  focuses on theoretical approaches to the study of indigenous societies with particular reference to the contribution of cognitive archaeology. Starting with the necessity of studying the forms of organization of the villages and moving through the application of interpretative models still little exploited, it discusses the relationship between the way of living and the process of defining identity in local communities between the 8th and 6th c. B.C. Aspects related to the ceremonial sphere play an important role, identifiable by the particular incidence of decorated pottery. A number of observations are made about the production and the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the Iapygian culture including archeometric analysis on organic compounds (appendix 2).

Among the most widespread locally-made vase shapes in pre-Roman southern Italy, there is a distinctive type
known in literature under different names (olla, olletta, olletta-kantharos, cantharos, cantharoid vase,
anforetta, nestoris). This shape and its variants are most common in the so-called “northern Lucanian”
area. In the present paper, the whole range of cantharoid vases, regardless of differences in size, profile and
decoration is analyzed, in order to look at this shape from a fresh perspective, to shed light on the development
of its profile over time, and, above all, to gain a better understanding of its function. A new typological classification
is proposed on the basis of a systematic study of the grave-goods of the necropolis of Ruvo del Monte
(Potenza), which represents an excellent term of comparison for other northern Lucanian centers. Differences
in shape and decoration can be traced to different local workshops influenced by the geographical and cultural
proximity of groups using different decorative repertoires. Further, the size of cantharoid vases and the fact that
it is mainly found in funerary contexts calls for new hypotheses about its function.

When in eighth century BC the first Greek settlers landed on the shores of Sicily, the region was inhabited by native peoples that the ancient historical sources mentioned as Sikeloi. Driven out from the coast, they lived much longer in their inland villages, developing so intimate relations with the Greek settlers as to alter, over time, their customs and their material culture. This change is reflected in the local Siculan pottery, proceeding towards a gradual adaptation to the morphological and decorative Greek models, creating the so-called “Sikelo-geometric” pottery. The analysis of the Sikelo-geometric pottery, with its significant mixing of indigenous tradition and innovations derived from Greek models, both for the origin of the shapes and decorative motifs and for the functional aspects, provides a tool to investigate the process of cultural interaction between native inhabitants and Greek settlers with whom they came in contact very early.

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Patrocinio Angela Pontrandolfo, Michele Scafuro (a cura di), Atti del I Convegno Internazionale di Studi ISBN 978-88-87744-76-7 (cinque tomi indivisibili) © Copyright 2017 -Fondazione Paestum -Pandemos s.r.l. Proprietà letteraria riservata Con il supporto economico di

The facies of Licodia Eubea is the latest manifestation of the genuine indigenous culture of Central and Eastern Sicily in the archaic period, when a progressive mixing process started among native and greek colonial communities, leading over time to a common sikeliote koine.
From the necropolis, often the only trace of the settlements, it comes a lot of matt-painted ware, the so called Sikelo-geometric pottery, which is the most considerable material documentation of the native culture from the seventh through the fifth century B.C. This pottery, at the ending point of a long ceramic tradition belonging to the pre-colonization native population, shows as a fossil the signs of ancient previous contacts and interactions with foerign cultures.
Through the study of some shapes combined with the analysis of decorative motifs and schemes, often neglected because of the simplicity of geometric and linear designs, it is possible to try to define the origin and the variety of influences reflected in this pottery, a mirror of contacts and consequent transformation process experienced by eastern Sicily native inhabitants.

In copertina (in alto a sinistra) Ferrandina (MT), Museo Civico Archeologico. Vaso cantaroide a decorazione sub-geometrica bicroma dalla necropoli indigena di loc. S. Antonio Abate, VII sec. a. C. (in alto a destra) Ferrandina (MT), Museo Civico Archeologico. Base di spremitura per le olive dal frantoio lucano di loc. S. Antonio Abate, IV sec. a. C. (in basso a sinistra) Ferrandina (MT), Museo Civico Archeologico. Pelike apula a figure rosse dalla necropoli lucana di loc. Le Lenze, 340-320 a. C.

Patrocinio Angela Pontrandolfo, Michele Scafuro (a cura di), Atti del I Convegno Internazionale di Studi ISBN 978-88-87744-76-7 (cinque tomi indivisibili) © Copyright 2017 -Fondazione Paestum -Pandemos s.r.l. Proprietà letteraria riservata Con il supporto economico di

The theme of identity and relationships between different ethne has always attracted the attention of scholars. It is not easy to identify the indicators of these relationships through archaeological methods. This paper focuses on how two different communities, with distinct identities, have engaged in a political and economic relationship, which enabled them to enter and to take control of the Sele-Ofanto Valleys trade network between the 6th and 5th cent. BC.

Il Vallo di Diano rappresenta un prezioso osservatorio per lo studio delle comunità indigene della Lucania antica, per la presenza, lungo le sue pendici orientali, di insediamenti culturalmente consolidati, di cui si conserva un’ampia documentazione archeologica, costituita quasi esclusivamente da necropoli.
In tal senso, si presenteranno i primi risultati di uno studio basato sull’analisi di contesti funerari, databili tra VII e V sec. a.C., relativi ai due insediamenti principali del Vallo, Atena Lucana e Sala Consilina, che ha consentito il recupero di dati interessanti, sia per un inquadramento più puntuale della cultura materiale e delle produzioni ceramiche sia per una lettura più specifica del profilo culturale di questo comprensorio.

Le ragioni di un Convegno 11.00-11.20-Grazia SEMERARO (UNISalento) Greci e Italici nella prospettiva archeologica: un rapporto complesso 11.20-11.40-Mario LOMBARDO (UNISalento) Gli Enotri nelle tradizioni greche 11.40-12.00-Sabrina MUTINO (SABAP-BAS) Quelli vicini agli Enotri alla maniera dei Peucezi…ancora sui Peuketiantes di Ecateo da Mileto e la Basilicata settentrionale in età arcaica 12.00-12.30-Teresa Elena CINQUANTAQUATTRO (SABAP Area Metropolitana di Napoli), Carmine PELLEGRINO (UNISalerno) , Paolo LO CASCIO (UNIRoma 1) Dalla costa ionica alla Campania tirrenica: relazioni e scambi tra prima età del Ferro e Orientalizzante

Matt painted pottery formed a crucial part of the ceramic assemblages in Central Greece throughout the Middle Bronze Age and the Northwest Aegean from the Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age and has generated intensive discussions regarding a wide range of issues: the character of its transmission from South to North, the determination of different local expressions and chronologies (especially in Albania and Epirus), its relation to the Mycenaean and Mycenaeanizing wares, its appearance in Aitolia (Thermon) as late as the Early Iron Age and the striking similarities to pottery styles documented in Early Iron Age Southern Italy (Calabria, Basilicata and Apulia) that have been mentioned by several scholars but still lack a thorough and systematic study.
The well stratified Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age pottery from Sovjan in SE Albania can be of great help in resolving several questions, particularly concerning the chronology of this area of great significance for the understanding of the north- and westward dissemination of matt painted pottery.
This paper aims to summarise the different opinions and research traditions, to integrate recently excavated materials, to offer – for the first time – a broader insight concerning the widely dispersed, in geographical terms, matt painted pottery styles and ultimately shed light through them on the cultural connections and interactions during this period.

New archaeological data for the Middle Helladic Habitation of the prehistoric settlement of Lianokladi

New excavations at the well known prehistoric settlement of Lianokladi were conducted sporadically from 2006-2011 near the centre of the mound, focusing on the MH phase οf its habitation. The architectural
remains of the central part of the excavated area corresponding to the upper (III) Stratum, after Wace and Thompson, are attributed to three partially uncovered freestanding buildings of domestic use. They extend to the SW (house A) and NE (houses B and C) of a paved street orientated NW-SE. A secondary vertical street runs between houses B and C. This is the first emergence of data concerning the urban organization of the settlement. In addition, two tombs, one of which at least is of later chronology, were found outdoors at the level of the foundation of architectural MH structures.
Of more interest are houses B and C. Τhe uncovered part of house B is clearly identified as a storeroom of a prosperous household, since many clay bins were found in situ, along with a round platform of unbaked clay, broken pithoi and other storage vessels. The two rooms of house C belong to different building phases within the same period. All the buildings are contemporary dating to the first half of MH II period (Pefkakia 6 early).
The bulk of the ceramic material belongs to all the common MH categories. The characteristic regional matt-painted pottery (Δ1β) was found in substantial quantities; besides, grey minyan are also well represented. The presence of imported pottery suggests cultural and commercial contacts with the Cyclades and southern areas of Central Greece, such as Boeotia and Euboea.

Redazione scientifica luigi Cicala, Bianca Ferrara, luigi vecchio i volumi della collana sono sottoposti al Consiglio Scientifico del Centro interdipartimentale di Studi per la Magna Grecia e al processo di peer review, affidato a specialisti anonimi, la cui documentazione è disponibile presso l'editore.

Middle Helladic Settlement at Agia Paraskevi, Lamia. Excavations 2012-2013.

The continuation of the excavations on the prehistoric mound of Agia Paraskevi, Lamia (site ‘Platania’) in 2012-2013 has enriched our knowledge on the residential architecture, urban planning and pottery production in the Spercheios valley during the first half of the Middle Bronze Age. Three new buildings of domestic character were brought to light; one of them, which was the only one uncovered almost in its entirety, is an apsidal house (building 4). These buildings antedate the already published houses of Agia Paraskevi that date to the MH II / Pefkakia 6 Middle phase. Specifically, buildings 4 and 5 are dated in the beginning of MH II and building 6 to the transition from EH III to MH I.
Two successive construction phases were identified in the masonry of buildings 4 and 5, with little chronological distance between them. Destruction layers of mudbrick, which contained large quantities of mostly broken ceramics, as well as items of domestic use, were covering the interior of these two houses, as well as the interior of the earlier building 6. Particularly notable is the assemblage from the apsidal house (building 4), mainly consisting of large storage vessels with sophisticated matt-painted decoration of regional style (known as Δ1β) in various shapes, which, until now, have only been known from fragments at other MH sites. It is now safe to suggest that the settlement at Agia Paraskevi was an important production center of this
pottery with a wide range of diffusion reaching up to the Pagasetic Gulf in the North and Phokis in the South. Small drinking vessels of minyan and imported wares, which were found in contact with the storage vessels, allow the precise dating of the material to Pefkakia Phase 5.

Il volume è stato realizzato grazie ad un finanziamento erogato al Comune di Anzi in attuazione dell'Accordo Quadro Regione Basilicata-contitolari della concessione petrolifera "Gorgoglione" e ad un accordo di collaborazione (ex art. 15 della legge 7 agosto 1990, n. 241) stipulato tra il Comune di Anzi e l'Università degli Studi della Basilicata-* Il presente catalogo si riferisce esclusivamente ai materiali della t. 4 che è stata messa in luce, in loc. Raia, nel corso degli scavi del 2001. Il corredo, databile nella seconda metà del VI secolo a.C., è sostanzialmente inedito tranne che per alcune notizie preliminari (naVa 2002, 754-755, tav. LXXVI, 1).

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--> Cette contribution propose un bref parcours
historiographique autour de la question des relations
entre Grecs et non Grecs plus particulièrement
dans l’Italie méridionale et la Sicile archaïque, et à
travers le prisme du matériel céramique. Sont ainsi
mis à disposition un appareil bibliographique général
réduit à l’essentiel et un condensé critique des
notions et concepts qui seront régulièrement convoqués
au long d’un ouvrage qui permettra d’explorer
des questionnements méthodologiques renouvelés à
propos de l’étude céramologique dans des contextes
spécifiques, qualifiés de mixtes par l’association sur
le site ou dans la stratigraphie de cultures matérielles
distinctes.

The archaeological research at Incoronata (Southern Italy) conducted since 2002 by a team from the Laboratoire d'Archéologie et Histoire Merlat (LAHM, UMR 6566, University of Rennes 2) allowed the discovery of a fundamental site from the Iron Age and the Archaic Period, and a significant corpus of Indigenous and Greek ceramics. The existence of a local ceramic craft activity starting from the 8th century BC has been proved; in the 7th century BC will coexist Indigenous and Greek potters.

We know quite well that in ancient societies the function of a vase is far from easy to determine. Moreover, in a context of production – which, additionally, is mixed – the function, use and destination of the studied vases are all the more difficult to establish that they are many. Their study requires an appropriate and adaptive methodology. That methodology should account for the following questions:

How can we describe the difference between the function that was intended for the vase and the use (or uses) which was (were) made of it?

What can we tell about the destination of some vases that remain in the area where they were crafted?

What are the criteria to recognize and differentiate in a crafting area, on the one hand the vases intended to be distributed and consumed and on the other hand the vases to be used in the production cycle?

At last, in a production context which sees the coexistence of two different cultures, can we expect some functional reassignments? Differentiated destinations for the same typology? What kind of criteria can we choose and set? What could these vases tell us about the societies that created them?

With this contribution, we won't answer unequivocally to all these questions, but we will try to offer methodological food for thoughts.