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Signs of the sacred at the sanctuary of Gravisca, Italy

Reconstruction of an Etruscan ritual through a multidisciplinary approach

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ID7147498
AuthorsGiulia Patrizi (0000-0001-9893-9945, Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology University of Salento Lecce Italy, corresponding author), Maxime Rageot (0000-0002-2216-0676, Department of Pre‐ and Protohistory University of Tübingen Tübingen Germany), Sara Cafisso (Department of Pre‐ and Protohistory University of Tübingen Tübingen Germany), Antonio Pennetta (0000-0002-6760-9393, Laboratory of Analytic and Isotopic Mass Spectrometry University of Salento Lecce Italy), Lucio Fiorini (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Perugia Perugia Italy), Giuseppe Egidio De Benedetto (0000-0002-0832-5470, Laboratory of Analytic and Isotopic Mass Spectrometry University of Salento Lecce Italy), Cynthianne Spiteri (0000-0003-1773-3895, Department of Pre‐ and Protohistory University of Tübingen Tübingen Germany, corresponding author), Girolamo Fiorentino (0000-0001-8480-891X, Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology University of Salento Lecce Italy)
Year2025
Volume67
Issue1
Pages235-247
Publication date2025-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.13005
OpenAlexW4399817200
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Archaeological campaigns carried out at the emporic sanctuary of Gravisca (Tarquinia, Italy) have revealed extraordinary evidence for ritual depositions and ceremonies linked to the divinities/guarantors of the sanctuary. The ritual of one such deposition was reconstructed using a multidisciplinary approach, comprising an in‐depth analysis of the stratigraphy and archaeobotanical and lipid biomolecular techniques. This approach helped to define the possible sequence of events and human actions that occurred during the ritual, the animal and plant offerings, how these were processed, and the season during which the ceremony took place. Lipid biomolecular analysis also suggested the presence of garum , which to date is the earliest evidence for its use in the Mediterranean area

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Epigraphy · Geography · Multidisciplinary approach · Social science · Sociology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases

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