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... The North Building and the North Trench provided crucial evidence for the EIA phases, characterized by several stone walls and distinct rooms where, among various artifacts, broken and mixed ceramics were recovered (Tanasi, 2009a(Tanasi, , 2012. The most diagnostic features of the North Building were two votive pits (Deposits 1 and 2) found east of the structure, which contained different shattered pieces of large containers typical of the local EIA tradition (Figure 3). ...
This study presents an in-depth archaeometric investigation of Iron Age ceramic assemblage dating from 950 to 750 BCE from the sanctuary at Polizzello Mountain, Sicily. The site, a key sanctuary utilized by indigenous communities for ritual activities, is examined for its strategic location, structural developments, pottery assemblages, and evidence of communal activities. The study employs petrographic analysis on thin sections, integrated with other analytical methods, to explore the technology behind pottery production. It investigates whether such production reflects a common technological knowledge shared by a broader community or if they represent a blend of different manufacturing traditions. The findings highlight that the pottery from Polizzello Mountain aligns with the well-established Sicilian tradition of combining calcareous components and grog, indicating a local tradition of pottery production with no significant compositional differences suggesting specialized production at the workshop level.
Archaic Sicily, since the 8th cent. BCE, was the scene of heterogeneous intercultural contacts and encounters when the Greeks and Phoenicians settled on the coasts. The island became a focal point for research on ancient colonisation and the ques tion of Greek vs. indigenous people still domi nates research today. This has infl uenced research in the fi elds of local religion and rituals as well. By focusing on archaeological evidence as remains of cultic- ritual activities instead of ethnicity, this paper tries to break away from constructing ‚ mistaken identities‘, and to provide specifically local answers to the question of identity in the archaic contact zone of Sicily. The emphasis is on the signifi cance of local ritual identity in a changing world of cultural contacts, investigated by concentrating on a specifi c group of objects – architectural terracotta models. The paper interprets these hut models as objectifi cation of local traditions and the past, as these form the basis of the production and reproduction of local identity formation.
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