Sepolture, rituali e comunita nei secoli IV-VI d.C.

Valeria Melissano, Giovanni Mastronuzzi

Sepolture, rituali e comunita nei secoli IV-VI d.C.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
BAR Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Published
31 October 2022
Pages
372
ISBN
9781407360133

Sepolture, rituali e comunita nei secoli IV-VI d.C.

Valeria Melissano, Giovanni Mastronuzzi

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Nell'entroterra di Otranto, a partire dal 1991, un importante complesso paleocristiano e bizantino e stato portato alla luce durante gli scavi dell'Universita del Salento, guidati da Francesco D'Andria e successivamente da Giovanni Mastronuzzi e Valeria Melissano. Questo libro e incentrato sullo studio del cimitero distribuito intorno alla chiesa-martyrium edificata nella seconda meta del IV secolo d.C. Ciascuna delle 164 tombe oggetto di indagine viene qui presa in esame e lo studio dei corredi e l'analisi dei dati bioarcheologici contribuiscono alla ricostruzione di una comunita vissuta nella Puglia meridionale tra il IV e il VI secolo d.C. Particolare attenzione viene rivolta allo studio del rituale funerario, guardando alla simbologia battesimale, all'organizzazione dei pasti funebri (refrigerium), all'inserimento delle monete tra le offerte funerarie, e alla ricostruzione degli aspetti della social-persona. Le appendici integrano i dati e illustrano alcuni aspetti metodologici del lavoro. Starting in 1991 in the inland of Otranto, an important Palaeochristian and Byzantine complex was brought to light during the excavations of the University of Salento, led by Francesco D'Andria, and subsequently by Giovanni Mastronuzzi and Valeria Melissano. This book focuses on the study of the cemetery scattered around a martyrium church built in the second half of the 4th century AD. Every tomb has been analysed and presented: grave goods and bioarchaeological data contribute to the reconstruction of a community of the southern Apulia between the 4th and 6th centuries AD. Particular attention has been given to the study of rituals looking at the baptismal symbology, the organisation of funerary meals (refrigerium), the use of coins amongst grave-goods, and then attempts to reconstruct the social-persona. A number of appendices integrate the data and show some of the methodological aspects of the work.

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